Stuart Hall's 'unduly lenient' 15-month sentence for sex crimes to be referred to Court of Appeal
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Stuart Hall's could see his 'unduly lenient' 15-month sentence for a string of child sex charges lengthened after it was referred to the Court of Appeal today. Hall, 83, admitted to 14 counts of indecent assault against girls as young as nine between 1967 and 1987 at Preston Crown Court in May, but more than 150 people came forward to demand the Attorney General's Office review his sentence after he was jailed for 15 months. An AGO spokeswoman said: "Having carefully reviewed this case, the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has decided to refer the sentence of Stuart Hall to the Court of Appeal for review. "The case will in due course be heard by three Court of Appeal judges who will decide whether or not the sentence is unduly lenient and whether they should increase the sentence."
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