Attorney-General Deb Frecklington has lodged an appeal in a horrific historical sexual abuse case in Queensland after a convicted rapist walked free on a suspended sentence despite pleading guilty to abusing a child over many years.

After enquiries were made by Brisbane Times , Frecklington confirmed the Director of Public Prosecutions would now consider taking the case to the Court of Appeal, saying the sentence, handed down in the Ipswich District Court last month, was “manifestly inadequate”.

The offender, now 43, pleaded guilty last month to one count of rape, and seven counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16. The offences were committed against his younger sister in the 1990s and early 2000s.

The offender walked free from Ipswich District Court on a suspended sentence la

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