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| Bath girl rapist jailed for life | Bath girl rapist jailed for life |
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| A man has been sentenced to three life terms for abducting a six-year-old girl from her bath and raping her. | A man has been sentenced to three life terms for abducting a six-year-old girl from her bath and raping her. |
| Peter Voisey snatched the girl from the ground floor bathroom of her home in Willington Quay, North Tyneside. | Peter Voisey snatched the girl from the ground floor bathroom of her home in Willington Quay, North Tyneside. |
| He drove her round the area, repeatedly sexually abused her, then abandoned her naked in an alleyway in December 2005. | He drove her round the area, repeatedly sexually abused her, then abandoned her naked in an alleyway in December 2005. |
| Voisey, 35, will serve his sentences concurrently. He will spend a minimum of 10 years in prison, said the judge at Newcastle Crown Court. | |
| He was found guilty of abduction, rape and sexual assault on 20 October. | He was found guilty of abduction, rape and sexual assault on 20 October. |
| 'Vulnerable children' | |
| During the three-week trial, the jury heard how Voisey had a previous conviction for molesting a 12-year-old girl in the changing rooms of a leisure centre in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in July 2001. | During the three-week trial, the jury heard how Voisey had a previous conviction for molesting a 12-year-old girl in the changing rooms of a leisure centre in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in July 2001. |
| On Friday, Judge David Hodson told Voisey: "I am in no doubt you are a dangerous, predatory male." | On Friday, Judge David Hodson told Voisey: "I am in no doubt you are a dangerous, predatory male." |
| Voisey, of Renwick Road, Blyth, grabbed the girl from her bath on 27 December 2005. | |
| He put his hand over her mouth and told her that if she made a noise she would not see her family again. | |
| The victim was snatched from her home's ground-floor bathroom | |
| Repeating the threats, he carried out the attacks then abandoned the six-year-old naked and screaming in the snow-covered alley. | |
| Speaking after the sentencing, Det Ch Insp Jim Napier, who led the investigation, said: "There is no doubt that Voisey is a serial sexual predator who preys on young and vulnerable children. | |
| "Today's sentence should ensure he is not a danger to children for many years to come. The victim's family were also in court today and they tell me they are delighted at the length of this sentence. | |
| "I must also pay tribute to the victim of this offence, who, despite her age and the trauma she had suffered, proved herself to be a first class witness. | |
| "Her family should be proud of the way both she and themselves have conducted themselves throughout this enquiry." |