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Freed child rapist, 16, detained | Freed child rapist, 16, detained |
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A teenager who kidnapped and raped a five-year-old boy, eight days after avoiding custody for another rape, has been detained for at least three years. | A teenager who kidnapped and raped a five-year-old boy, eight days after avoiding custody for another rape, has been detained for at least three years. |
The 16-year-old pleaded guilty to charges including rape and child abduction against the boy. | The 16-year-old pleaded guilty to charges including rape and child abduction against the boy. |
Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard the attack happened after he was given a community order for the rape of a seven-year-old boy in Tameside. | Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard the attack happened after he was given a community order for the rape of a seven-year-old boy in Tameside. |
The first sentence, by Judge Adrian Smith, provoked a legal challenge. | The first sentence, by Judge Adrian Smith, provoked a legal challenge. |
On Wednesday, the attacker, who cannot be named, was given an indeterminate sentence for protection of the public after committing a second attack. | |
'Devious and manipulative' | |
He must serve a minimum of three years before being considered for parole. | He must serve a minimum of three years before being considered for parole. |
Judge Peter Lakin told him: "The offences you have committed are deeply disturbing and very serious. | |
"You are a devious and manipulative young man with an unhealthy and completely unacceptable sexual interest in young boys. | |
"It is likely you will not be released for some very considerable period of time." | |
When being sentenced for the first rape, Judge Smith is believed to have considered the victim's family, who forgave the youth because of their Christian beliefs. | |
But the three-year community order sparked an appeal by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which has been passed to the Court of Appeal. |