S£x offender who indecently exposed himself at train stations seven times is fined just £1.43 for each offence

 A sx offender who indecently exposed himself seven times has been handed a 10 fine, equivalent to just 1.42 per offence.Leon Clarke, 49, from Sutton, south London, also received a one-year community order after admitting indecently exposing himself with intent to cause alarm on seven occasions at train stations last year.Clarke was also handed a five-year sexual harm prevention order, which means he cannot approach, touch or attempt to communicate with an unknown female in public.The order bars him from taking a seat next to or opposite a lone female or child on public transport or at a station, unless there is no alternative seating available.His name is now on the sex offender register and Clarke will be required to register with the police until 2030.Jonathan Ash-Edwards, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire, led calls for the Government to tie up a loophole which prevents cases like Clarke’s being challenged as too lenient.He told The Telegraph: ‘Too often, victims bravely come forward to tell their story, the police do a great job to catch the offender and then the justice system just goes and lets everyone down. ‘People will be horrified to hear that someone can commit seven sex offences in public and be fined just 10, effectively 1.42 per offence.’It’s not good enough and we need a more serious approach to sentencing for sexual offences and violence against women and girls.’The post Sx offender who indecently exposed himself at train stations seven times is fined just 1.43 foreachoffence appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.