THE PRISON sentence handed to a convicted paedophile is set to be reviewed for being too lenient.
Daniel Clarke was jailed for seven years and six months, after pleading guilty to sexual offences against six vulnerable children.
In February, Clarke pleaded guilty to offences including making indecent photographs of a child, assaulting children by touching, and inciting children to engage in sexual activity with no penetration.
It has been reported that he worked as a teaching assistant at a school in Solihull and, separately, as a personal assistant to several children.
Meriden and Solihull East MP, Saqib Bhatti, wrote to the Attorney General, Lord Richard Hermer, calling for Clarke’s sentence to be reviewed under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
The Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme allows anyone to ask for certain Crown Court sentences to be reviewed by the Attorney General’s Office if they think the sentence is too lenient.
The Attorney General’s office has confirmed that it is reviewing the jail sentence of a teaching assistant who sexually abused children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Mr Bhatti said: “I am pleased that the Attorney General is reviewing the sentence handed down to Clarke under the Undue Lenient Sentence Scheme.
“Clarke’s current sentence is shockingly lenient and undermines our criminal justice system.
“As a father myself, I cannot begin to comprehend the pain and anguish felt by the parents, and the rest of the community, who are disgusted by Clarke’s incomprehensible crimes.
“The crimes committed by Clarke are of such a heinous and serious nature that I feel the sentence handed down to him is far to weak. Clarke’s sentence must be made far more robust so that the families of his victims feel that justice has been delivered.”
