Romford paedophile, whose victim, 13, was branded ‘predatory’, to have sentence reviewed

A paedophile who was allowed to walk free after his 13-year-old victim was branded “predatory” is to have his sentence reviewed by the Court of Appeal.

Neil Wilson, 41, was handed a 12-month jail sentence suspended for two years after he admitted engaging in sexual activity with the child at his former Romford home, as well as offences of making indecent images of a child and offences of possession of an extreme pornographic image.

A row broke out shortly after the case was heard when it emerged that prosecuting barrister Robert Colover had labelled the young girl “predatory” and “sexually experienced”.

The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC, has decided to refer Wilson’s sentence to the Court of Appeal, where three judges will decide whether or not it is unduly lenient and whether they should increase it.

A statement from the Attorney General’s Office said: “Having carefully reviewed this case, the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has decided to refer the sentence of Neil Wilson to the Court of Appeal for review.


In addition to Mr Colover’s comments, Judge Nigel Peters QC said he accounted for the way the Wilson’s victim looked and behaved when he sentenced her attacker.

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Wilson now lives in York.

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