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A sexual predator who posed as a 12-year-old to obtain explicit photos from children has sentence increased following the Solicitor General’s intervention. 
Robert Lindsay has jail term increased after Solicitor General referred his sentence to the Court of Appeal
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The offender had originally been handed down a suspended sentence but will now have to serve an immediate prison term.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A rapist who attacked two women in the same night has had his sentence extended following the Solicitor General’s intervention. 
Benjamin Johnson, found guilty of sexual offences against a child, has had his sentence increased after his case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Solicitor General, Alex Chalk QC MP.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A carer who sexually abused a disabled child in his care has had his sentence more than doubled increased following an intervention by Solicitor General.
The mother of Star Hobson has had her sentence increased after the Attorney General referred her case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
A man who gave medication to a woman and caused her to miscarry has had his sentence increased.
A sexual predator who raped a 10-year-old he groomed on social media has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby KC MP, intervened.
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