Petition · past parliament

Stronger sentences for online groomers caught by hunter groups..

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Judges seem to always hand out suspended sentences to the paedophiles, just because they plead guilty.. Surely it should be a custodial sentence. Our children's lives and innocence is at stake here.. You are our elected officials.. PROTECT THE INNOCENT!!!!!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

25 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
4 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Apr 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.