New statutory says there is ‘no such thing as the rough sex defence’ to dish out harsher punishments after tragic Grace Millane death

A new statutory aggravating factor was brought in for offenders who cause death through abusive, degrading or dangerous sexual behaviour earlier this month. Discounting the so-called ‘rough sex’ defence – which means that judges are handing out harsher sentences than ever before. After the death of British backpacker Grace Millane,22, in New Zealand in 2018, […]