Prosecutors pushing for longer sentence for a man who sexually assaulted teen
Aran Spottiswood was sentenced to four years for his attack on a 14-year-old
They met on MyLOL and he told her he was 24 but she said she wasn t interested
He then told her he was 19 and they agreed to meet and would later have sex
The girl said she felt like people would blame her for what had happened
Victorian prosecutors argued the sentence is inadequate for Mr Spottiswood
On tough calls, sexism and true crime: Meet judges Gaynor and Sexton
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Judges are out of touch, right? They drive expensive cars and live in expensive houses and have no idea how the rest of us live.
Victorian judges Liz Gaynor and Meryl Sexton well and truly challenge this misconception.
Judges Sexton and Gaynor both worked in criminal law before joining the bench, but on opposing sides of the bar.
Credit:Simon Schluter
Judge Gaynor, who was a journalist before she was a lawyer, hasnât quite shaken the habit of dropping the f-word into conversation. Judge Sexton â and this is unusual for a judge â is not afraid to reveal the identity of the most evil criminal she has come across.
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