Three Victim Statements read out by the prosecution case qc. Essentially, the tragedy that strictly essentially, the tragedy that strictly families around how they feel about them. One was read out by the relative feel about them. One was read out by the relative ofjacob, who directed her comments directly to gemma. There her comments directly to gemma. There was her comments directly to gemma. There was no reaction from gemma barton, there was no reaction from gemma barton, she there was no reaction from gemma barton, she continued to cried, her les barton, she continued to cried, her legs were barton, she continued to cried, her legs were shaking and her hands were clasped legs were shaking and her hands were clasped. Victim personal statements had become a part of the Sentencing Hearings had become a part of the Sentencing Hearings over recent years and they can he hearings over recent years and they can he very hearings over recent years and they can be very emotive moments. I have
By coercion or intimidation. Mr crouch intimidated you into sole care of jacob crouch intimidated you into sole care ofjacob although he crouch intimidated you into sole care of jacob although he was unfit for that role. He accused you of lacking trust for him when he was bathing jacob. You did not have the confidence to confront him when he kicked the cot. I submit that the level of your culpability is very high with category one harm. That is unrealistic in the fact and difficult to apply if correct because the offence predatesjune 2022, yet the Sentencing Range for that category exceeds the maximum sentence. I believe the level of culpability is on the borderline between high level b and medium, level c. I will take seven years as the starting point. There are no statutory aggregating features. The Non Statutory aggregating features are not seeking medical help at the time of the assault or the ten hours that followed. Again, i bear in mind the danger of double counting. Jacob suffe
said that himself, justice kerr said, and he said that your attack was of the grossest said that your attack was of the grossest kind and you did not seek medical grossest kind and you did not seek medical cap and tried to blame others medical cap and tried to blame others. craig crouch will serve life imprisonment, a minimum of 28 years. that doesn t imprisonment, a minimum of 28 years. that doesn t mean he will come out on 27, that doesn t mean he will come out on 27, 28 that doesn t mean he will come out on 27, 28 years, that doesn t mean he will come out on 27,28 years, it isjust that doesn t mean he will come out on 27,28 years, it is just the on 27, 28 years, it is just the early on 27,28 years, it is just the early stage at which you would be eligible early stage at which you would be eligible for parole. he was also found eligible for parole. he was also found guilty of cruelty charges. justice found guilty of cruelty charges. justice found guilty of crue
kind and you did not seek grossest kind and you did not seek medical grossest kind and you did not seek medical cap and tried to blame others medical cap and tried to blame others. craig crouch will serve life imprisonment, a minimum of 28 years. that doesn t imprisonment, a minimum of 28 years. that doesn t mean he will come out on 27, that doesn t mean he will come out on 27, 28 that doesn t mean he will come out on 27, 28 years, that doesn t mean he will come out on 27,28 years, it isjust that doesn t mean he will come out on 27,28 years, it is just the on 27, 28 years, it is just the early on 27,28 years, it is just the early stage at which you would be eligible early stage at which you would be eligible for parole. he was also found eligible for parole. he was also found guilty of cruelty charges. justice found guilty of cruelty charges. justice found guilty of cruelty charges. justice gemma barton was found guilty justice gemma barton was found guilty of