Sentence
Joseph McCann
Joseph McCann (aged 35) was sentenced at Court of Appeal Criminal Division on 11 December 2020 to 40 Years - Life for False imprisonment - intentional or reckless restraint of persons freedom of movement from a particular place without lawful excuse and 18 other offences. The offences, what the…
- Court
- Court of Appeal Criminal Division
- Sentenced
- 11 December 2020
- Sentence
- 40 Years - Life
- Judge
- Lord Chief Justice for England and Wales, President of the Queens Bench Division, Lord Justice Fulford Vice President of CACD, Mr Justice Choudhury, Mrs Justice Cutts
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
10 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| False imprisonment - intentional or reckless restraint of persons freedom of movement from a particular place without lawful excuse | Custodial immediate |
| Kidnap - taking a person, by force or fraud, without their consent and without lawful excuse | Custodial immediate |
| Rape of a child under 13 | Custodial immediate |
| Rape | Custodial immediate |
| Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity | Custodial immediate |
| Sexual Assault | Custodial immediate |
| Assault by penetration | Custodial immediate |
| Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent | Custodial immediate |
| Attempted Kidnap | Custodial immediate |
| Committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
His original life sentence with a minimum term of 30-years imprisonment was increased after Court of Appeal found it to be unduly lenient. He was found guilty (in his absence) of rape of a child, rape, assault by penetration, causing or inciting a child aged under 13 to engage in sexual activity, causing or inciting a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, false imprisonment, kidnap, attempted kidnap, sexual assault and committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence committed against 11 victims aged between 11-years-old and 71-years-old between 20 April 2019 and 6 May 2019.