Sentence
Stuart Hand
Stuart Hand (aged 38) was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on 9 May 2025 to 12 Years for Rape and 6 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Bristol Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 9 May 2025
- Sentence
- 12 Years
- Judge
- Her Honour Judge MacMillan
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
4 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Rape | Custodial immediate; Sex Offender Notification Requirements |
| Child Abduction - Taking or detaining a child under sixteen, removing from lawful control, keeping out of the lawful control, of any person entitled to it | Custodial immediate |
| Sexual activity with a child under 16 | Custodial immediate |
| Inciting sexual activity with a child | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
He was found guilty of rape of a female child aged under 16-years-old, sexual activity with a female child aged under 16-years-old, inciting a female child aged under 16-years-old to engage in sexual activity and child abduction in Pill, north Somerset, in February 2019.