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Families Failed by Decision to Bail Sex Offender to Flat Near Playground, Victims’ Commissioner Says
Police said prosecutors opposed bail three times, but Dogan was returned to an Enfield flat overlooking a playground before his 2-year, 4-month sentence.
- On Thursday, September 24, Zafer Dogan, 32, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison at Wood Green Crown Court after pleading guilty to nine offences, including using AI software to create sexually explicit images of women and children.
- Prosecutors opposed bail on three occasions, but Dogan was repeatedly permitted to return to his Enfield flat, which overlooks a children's playground, while the case moved through the courts despite strong police objections.
- Police discovered over 5,000 images on Dogan's device, including 33 photographs of women and two of girls aged seven and 13, which he "digitally altered" using AI software to create sexualized content.
- Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley publicly criticized the justice system for "unfathomable decisions," while Victims' Commissioner Andrea Simon stated victims were "grossly failed" by the bail decision.
- Commissioner Simon called for a multi-agency review to examine cross-justice agency failings in sharing information and responding to risk, while the Government stated bail should only be granted where necessary and proportionate.
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The man had secretly taken over 5,000 photos of women and girls, which he transformed into sexual material with the help of AI.
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