An internationally renowned artist who molested young girls he used as models walked free from court yesterday.
Child abuse campaigners said the suspended sentence on 70-year-old Graham Ovenden was 'outrageous’ and sent out the message that such crimes are not taken seriously.
But the judge said he had taken account of the artist’s age and his 'irreversibly tarnished reputation’.
Ovenden, whose work has been exhibited at major galleries including The Tate in London, invited girls as young as six to sit for portraits and photographs .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk
