Top Tory slams soft sentence given to Iranian who raped little girl, 13, after judge said fiend was NOT ‘dangerous ‘
His comment comes after it emerged the judge said she had not suffered 'severe psychological trauma'.
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Sorosh Amini, 21, from Whyteleafe, Surrey, received the soft sentence in June at Croydon crown court after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault on August 4 last year.
Mr Philp's rare intervention came after it was also revealed that Judge Antony Hyams-Parish did not impose a stricter sentence as he did not deem Amini to be a 'dangerous offender'.
The judge's sentencing remarks have been released to The Sun.
Despite the harrowing 'stranger rape' of a child, he said to Amini: 'I have concluded that whilst there is no doubt that she was caused psychological harm, I have concluded it falls just short of severe psychological harm.'
But Mr Philp said: 'Amini violently attacked a 13-year old girl in broad daylight in Croydon town centre.
"For the judge to give a lower sentence because she 'allegedly didn't suffer severe trauma as a result' is a disgrace.'
Amini was told he will serve no more than two-thirds — four years and eight months — in prison before he is released on licence.
As he has been on remand for 11 months, he has, at most, three years and nine months left.
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