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Figure 3.21 Number of cases settled on appeal (2005-2009)
Number
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
Implementation
203
Number of cases
seled on appeal
Number of convictions/
convicted persons
Number of non-suspended
or partially suspended
custodial sentences
Number of suspended
custodial sentences
as the most severe
main sentence
Number of community
service orders as
the most severe
main sentence
In the time frame displayed, 165 child pornography cases were settled by the court on appeal. The number
of cases settled each year is roughly 30-35. In 2009, the lowest number of cases were settled (N=26),
but this number will probably have increased by a subsequent reference date. 484
Cases settled on appeal according to settlement type
Figure 3.22 shows the decisions with which the court settled the cases on appeal in the period between
2005 and 2009. 485
Figure 3.22 Cases settled on appeal according to settlement type (total 2005-2009)
2%
3%
2%
93%
Conviction
Full acquial
Public Prosecution Service
or suspect has no cause of action
Other
More than 90% of all cases settled on appeal led to a conviction 486 and 3% led to full acquittal.
484 See Appendix 2: Justification of the research methods employed: 2. Public Prosecution Service data &
Investigation and Policy Database Judicial Documentation research.
485 Please refer to Appendix 4, Table B4.21 for the table containing the complete summary of this data.
486 Please note: it may be the case that an offender is convicted exclusively for other offences than that
of child pornography. Unfortunately, the Public Prosecution Service data does not provide reliable
information with regard to convictions for child pornography in any case.