Bolton 7
Sentences
Sentences
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During [sentencing](/wiki/Sentence_%28law%29 "Sentence (law)") on 20 February 1998 Gary Abdie, David Godfrey, Mark Love and Jonathan Moore (all of whom were in their early 20s), and Craig Turner (17 at the time of the offences but 18 when he appeared in court) were given [probation](/wiki/Probation "Probation") and [community service](/wiki/Community_service "Community service") orders. The Judge gave Norman Williams a two\-year [suspended prison sentence](/wiki/Suspended_sentence "Suspended sentence") and Terry Connell received a nine\-month suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £500 towards the cost of the prosecution. Moore (20\), Williams (33\) and Connell (55\) were also required to sign the Sex Offenders Register for the [age of consent](/wiki/Age_of_consent "Age of consent") offences committed with Turner. Estimates of the overall cost of the prosecution were in the region of £500,000\.

None of the defendants received custodial sentences, following a high\-profile campaign led by gay [human rights](/wiki/Human_rights "Human rights") group [OutRage!](/wiki/OutRage%21 "OutRage!") [Peter Tatchell](/wiki/Peter_Tatchell "Peter Tatchell") was present in the public gallery throughout the trial, having spearheaded a large nationally and locally networked campaign in support of the defendants and led protests against their prosecution, in alliance with [Stonewall](/wiki/Stonewall_%28charity%29 "Stonewall (charity)") collectively raising awareness of the case, throughout broader society. Over 400 letters were presented to the court in support of the men including those from MPs, Bishops and [human rights](/wiki/Human_rights "Human rights") groups. The letters urged the judge not to impose a custodial sentence, with one group, [Amnesty International](/wiki/Amnesty_International "Amnesty International"), pledging to declare the men prisoners of conscience should they be imprisoned.


What human rights group collectively raised awareness of the case with Stonewall?