During the course of these troubles, the emperors of Blefusca did frequently expostulate by their ambassadors, accusing us of making a schism in religion, by
offending against a fundamental doctrine of our great prophet Lustrog, in the fifty-fourth chapter of the Blundecral (which is their Alcoran).
I know you can never be happy except by marrying a man in your own station; and if I were to marry you now, I should only be adding to any wrong I have done, besides
offending against my duty in the other relations of life.
Will paused, imagining that it would be impossible for Dorothea to misunderstand this; indeed he felt that he was contradicting himself and
offending against his self-approval in speaking to her so plainly; but still--it could not be fairly called wooing a woman to tell her that he would never woo her.
He was banned from contacting her and encouraging others to do so following an investigation involving more serious
offending against her.
He has a record of
offending against old, vulnerable victims.
Judge Simon Hickey told him: "This was a catalogue of sexual
offending against young girls and boys spanning a quarter of a century.
What appeared to be
offending against three men in the winter of 2016 is now revealed to be systematic
offending against nine men over a period of two years," the judge said.
Passing sentence, Judge Lord Arthurson told the accused: "You have been found guilty of crimes concerning
offending against ...
Lord Arthurson told him: "You have been convicted of serious sexual
offending against two young girls with whom you had a role as their school teacher."
Also rejecting Vinothan's sentence appeal, he described his crimes as "serious and persistent predatory
offending against a number of children".
Judge Simon Medland QC said: "This was a prolonged course of repeated criminal
offending against the same victim."
The statement continued: "The issue of
offending against children has risen in profile as a result of a number of high-profile cases, including Operation Chalice in 2013.
Matt Forde of NSPCC Scotland said: "These figures show a worrying trend in
offending against children and should be a red flag to both the public and the Government."
"This is extremely serious
offending against vulnerable members of our society and that is the basis upon which I intend to sentence."