Victims 'grossly failed' by sex offender bail decision
London's victims' commissioner stated that victims were grossly failed by the court system for bailing a sex offender who returned to a home overlooking his victims' playground. Zafer Dogan was jailed for two years and four months after taking thousands of photos of children and using AI to create non-consensual nude images. The case has sparked calls for a multi-agency review to address how prison capacity pressures are impacting victim safety and rights.
- ▪Zafer Dogan was sentenced to two years and four months in prison for photographing children and using AI software to 'nudify' them.
- ▪London's victims' commissioner, Andrea Simon, criticized the justice system for allowing the offender to return to an address overlooking the playground he targeted.
- ▪Police and prosecutors had opposed the bail decision multiple times before it was granted.
- ▪Sir Mark Rowley, London's policing commissioner, described the decision to grant bail as 'unfathomable'.
- ▪Simon called for a multi-agency review to address the impact of prison capacity pressures on victim safety.
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Victims 'grossly failed' by sex offender bail decisionImage source, Met PoliceImage caption, Zafer Dogan took photographs from his bedroom windowByWinnie AgbonlahorLondonPublished25 September 2026, 08:40 BSTUpdated Just nowVictims and their families were "grossly failed" by the court system that bailed a sex offender and repeatedly allowed him to return to his home overlooking the playground he targeted, London's victims' commissioner said.Zafer Dogan, from Enfield in north London, was jailed on Thursday for two years and four months for taking thousands of pictures of children and using AI software to "nudify" them.Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today, Andrea Simon said the case showed that "the justice system did not centre victims" and called for a multi-agency review.A government…
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