Steve Cullen: Criminal Lawyer on The Crown's appeal in the sentencing of Jayden Meyer being dismissed - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

A Crown appeal of teen rapist Jayden Meyer's nine-month home detention sentence has been dismissed.

The now 18-year-old was convicted of raping four 15-year-old girls and sexually violating a fifth.

But although the appeal's been denied -- High Court Justice Sally Fitzgerald says the sentencing process lacked transparency.

But, criminal lawyer Steve Cullen says the appeal against the sentence came six weeks outside the statutory window.

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