Tue, Sep 07, 2010 - Page 1 News List

Sentences prompt calls for change

SEX OFFENDERSLegislators want mandatory sentences for those convicted of sexually abusing children after a recent string of cases saw convicted rapists get let off lightly

By Vincent Y. Chao and Shelley Huang  /  STAFF REPORTERS

“Young children may give inconsistent or unclear accounts of what actually happened, so it is more difficult to build a case,” she said.

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