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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's Minshull Street Crown Court heard the attack happened after he was given a community order for the rape of a boy, aged seven, 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. | 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' | '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. | 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. | "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." | "It is likely you will not be released for some very considerable period of time." |
| The youth was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court | |
| The judge said the attacker had lured the boy to his home and had "cynically" taken advantage of him. | |
| He said: "You took away his innocence. What you did has had a devastating effect upon the boy and his family." | |
| He added that it was "highly unusual" for a court to categorise a 16-year-old as a danger to the public but in this case it was merited. | |
| "I have to say I have absolutely no hesitation whatsoever in reaching the conclusion that you are indeed a dangerous offender." | |
| The boy was sentenced to three years and four months, but with time already spent in custody taken into consideration he will serve a minimum of two years and 359 days before he is assessed for parole. | |
| Appeal bid | |
| Judge Larkin also revoked the community rehabilitation order passed by Judge Adrian Smith and resentenced him for the earlier rape offences against the seven-year-old. | |
| He was sentenced to three years and four months to run concurrently. | |
| He was also banned from working with children and placed on the Sex Offenders Register. | |
| 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. | 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). |