Overview

• Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring handed down the sentence at the Central Criminal Court following Campbell’s conviction by a jury in June.
• The court set a headline term of 11 years, reduced it to 10 years, then suspended the final 18 months to reach the effective custodial term.
• Concurrent six-year terms were imposed for additional sexual-assault offences, with orders for no contact in prison and for five years after release.
• Campbell must engage with the Probation Service for 12 months upon release and he continues to maintain his innocence.
• Victim Devin O’Donnell, now 19, waived his anonymity and delivered a victim impact statement about the lasting effects of the 2017 assault.