A paedophile who had sex with a 13-year-old girl faces having his sentence reviewed after a judge described the young victim as "predatory" and then let him walk free from court.
The Attorney General's office has launched an investigation after being alerted to the case by a string of emails and phone calls.
It will now decide whether it should ask the Court of Appeal to consider if the eight-month suspended sentence given to Neil Wilson, 41, was unduly lenient.
Meanwhile the Crown Prosecution Service has said the prosecutor in the case used "inappropriate" language when he also called the girl "predatory".
The CPS said: "The transgressor in this case was the defendant and he bears responsibility for his criminal acts."
Judge Nigel Peters said at Snaresbrook Crown Court, in east London, that he had taken into account that the girl looked and behaved "a little bit older" than she was.
The 13-year-old had been "egging on" her abuser, the judge said on Monday, and she was reportedly described by prosecutor Robert Colover as being "sexually experienced".
Wilson, now living in York, had watched the girl strip out of her school uniform at his home in Romford, Essex, before she performed a sex act on him. He admitted two counts of making extreme pornographic images and one count of sexual activity with a child.
Judge Peters told Wilson: "Allowing her to visit your home is something we have to clamp down on and in normal circumstances that would mean a significant term in prison.
"On these facts, the girl was predatory and was egging you on.
"That is no defence when dealing with children but I am prepared to impose a suspension."
After the sentencing, a woman who campaigns on behalf of sex abuse victims launched an online petition calling for a review, which has so far been signed by more than 4,000 people.
She wrote on the Change.org website: "I'm a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
"I could have been that 13-year-old girl who the judge and prosecutor described as 'predatory'.
"I have seen first-hand how this kind of victim blaming prevents women from coming forward and protects men who commit these crimes."
Children's charity Barnardo's insisted it was wrong to suggest children could be complicit in their own abuse.
A spokeswoman said: "It is plain wrong to imply in any way that the experiences of sexually exploited children are something they bring on themselves."
The Attorney General said a decision on whether the case is referred to the Court of Appeal will be made within 28 days.
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