Paedophile Bail Controversy
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- PA MediaThe Guardian
- Georgia BatesEvening Standard
- Sam HallEvening Standard
- Nicholas CecilEvening Standard
- Winnie AgbonlahorBBC
- Joe PalmerEvening Standard
- Will Meakin-DurrantEvening Standard
- Caitlin LengDaily Mail
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Zafer Dogan was jailed on Thursday for two years and four months after he was convicted of taking thousands of pictures of women and girls before using AI technology to turn them into nude images for his sexual gratification.
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According to the police, Dogan had taken more than 5,000 images, many of which were from his bedroom window which overlooked a playground.
Pressure to cut the number of prisoners on remand has led to “dangerous and prolific offenders” being granted bail, the country’s most senior police officer said after a paedophile was allowed to return to his flat that overlooked a children’s playground.
Prosecutor Sarah Gabay said investigators discovered “thousands of images of women and children which seem to have been taken without their consent or their knowledge”.
The defendant appeared at Highbury Corner magistrates court on 6 August and accepted all the charges against him.
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Paedophile scandal: How family had to flee London to escape sex offender freed to live in flat near playground
Andy Burnham condemns 'disturbing' case of paedophile who snapped women and girls before using AI to 'nudify' them while repeatedly freed on bail - as PM backs calls for review
How it changed
- 24 Sep
Zafer Dogan was jailed on Thursday for two years and four months after he was convicted of taking thousands of pictures of women and girls before using AI technology to turn them into nude images for his sexual gratification.
- 25 Sep
“To know that the police and prosecutors opposed bail multiple times, but nevertheless he was returned to the community, is an indication that the capacity pressures on prisons are not being balanced with the impacts that that’s having on victims’ lives.”
Coverage 8 articles
- 25 Sep Andy Burnham condemns 'disturbing' case of paedophile who snapped women and girls before using AI to 'nudify' them while repeatedly freed on bail - as PM backs calls for review
Daily Mail
25 Sep Police chief’s criticism of bail system ‘needs to be heard’, says PM
Evening Standard
25 Sep Victims 'failed' after court bails paedophile to flat above London playground
Evening Standard- 25 Sep Victims 'grossly failed' by sex offender bail decision
BBC - 25 Sep Paedophile scandal: How family had to flee London to escape sex offender freed to live in flat near playground
Evening Standard
25 Sep Victims ‘grossly failed’ by court bailing paedophile to flat above playground
Evening Standard
24 Sep Bail should be granted ‘where proportionate’, Government says after criticism
Evening Standard- 24 Sep Met chief criticises court system after paedophile granted bail
The Guardian
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