Solicitor who gave phone to prisoner receives suspended sentence

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Court heard Joanne Kangley was ‘fearful’ after client threatened to rape her daughter

A solicitor who gave a mobile phone to a prisoner, after he threatened to rape her child, has received a suspended sentence.pleading guilty to the offence on November 6th, 2014.

The prisoner, who denies receiving the phone, was jailed for false imprisonment and raping a woman with implements . At her Tuesday sentencing, Judge Keenan noted Ms Kangley was “extremely frightened and fearful” of the rapist, who said he had seen pictures of Ms Kangley’s daughter and that he was going to rape her if she did not get him a SIM card.

Judge Keenan said the aggravating factors were the “serious breach of trust on the part of the accused” and that the phone was used to “intimidate other parties”.

 

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