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KKO VL:2026-201 AI generated

Supreme Court allows appeal regarding sentencing of a 17-year-old for sexual assault on a 15-year-old. The court reviews the application of mitigated sentencing scales for juvenile offenders.

Case Number KKO VL:2026-201
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal a case involving a 17-year-old defendant convicted of sexual assault on a 15-year-old victim. The lower court imposed a two-year and six-month prison sentence with a mitigated sentencing scale due to the defendant's age. The court decided to allow the appeal to review whether the application of the mitigated scale was legally correct under Finnish law.

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Section 10 of the Juvenile Offenders Act; Section 2 of the Punishment Act: The Supreme Court may grant leave to appeal when the application of a mitigated sentencing scale to a juvenile offender for sexual assault requires clarification of statutory interpretation.

Keywords

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juvenile offender sentencing sexual assault conviction mitigated sentencing scale leave to appeal Supreme Court review Finnish criminal law age of victim

Cited Legislation

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Section 10 of the Juvenile Offenders Act
Section 2 of the Punishment Act
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Tekohetkellä 17-vuotias A oli ollut sukupuoliyhteydessä 15-vuotiaan asianomistajan

kanssa kauppakeskuksen wc-tiloissa. A:n syyksi oli luettu nuorena henkilönä tehty

lapsenraiskaus. A:lle oli tuomittu lievennettyä rangaistusasteikkoa soveltaen 2

vuoden 6 kuukauden ehdoton vankeusrangaistus.

Kysymys rangaistuksen määräämisestä.

Valituslupakortti sisältää kuvauksen siitä kysymyksestä, johon liittyen asiassa on

myönnetty valituslupa. Sen sisältö ei sido korkeinta oikeutta eikä rajoita asian

käsittelyä siltä osin kuin valituslupa on myönnetty.