When he later appeared in court, however, a psychiatrist told the judge in a medical report that Whiting was 'not a paedophile'.įurthermore, Whiting volunteered to undergo treatment for his perversions in prison.
His pathetic explanation for the offences - to which he pleaded guilty - was that something 'just snapped'. Painting this picture of Whiting as a remorseful, one-off offender had two immediate effects.įirst, it allowed Judge John Gower to sentence him to only four years in prison (the maximum sentence for indecent assault is ten years, and the jail term for kidnap is normally between five years and life).
Second, going to prison only as an unclassified sex-offender meant he never received any of the attention the authorities afford paedophiles, both to help them and to protect potential victims.
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