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| Man jailed for rape of girl, 6, in train toilets | Man jailed for rape of girl, 6, in train toilets |
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| Daniel Russell had shown the victim pornography in the toilet of the train before assaulting her | Daniel Russell had shown the victim pornography in the toilet of the train before assaulting her |
| A man described as a "significant risk to children" has been jailed for 18 years for raping a six-year-old girl in train toilets. | A man described as a "significant risk to children" has been jailed for 18 years for raping a six-year-old girl in train toilets. |
| Daniel Russell, 38, was convicted of two counts of raping a child, causing her to watch a sexual act and of making indecent images of children. | Daniel Russell, 38, was convicted of two counts of raping a child, causing her to watch a sexual act and of making indecent images of children. |
| Russell, of Tolhouse Street, Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, told his victim if she did not do what he asked he would kill the foals of a horse she liked, the court heard. | Russell, of Tolhouse Street, Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, told his victim if she did not do what he asked he would kill the foals of a horse she liked, the court heard. |
| Judge David Pugh said the effect on the victim and her mother was "profound". | Judge David Pugh said the effect on the victim and her mother was "profound". |
| Norwich Crown Court heard how on train journeys between 2016 and 2021, Russell would take the victim into a toilet cubicle and show her pornography before assaulting her. | Norwich Crown Court heard how on train journeys between 2016 and 2021, Russell would take the victim into a toilet cubicle and show her pornography before assaulting her. |
| The judge told Russell "you found a lever [to] satisfy your sexual urges". | The judge told Russell "you found a lever [to] satisfy your sexual urges". |
| "She lives with the harm you caused her," he said, and added that Russell posed a "significant risk to children in the future". | "She lives with the harm you caused her," he said, and added that Russell posed a "significant risk to children in the future". |
| Daniel Russell outside Norwich Crown Court during his eight-day trial | Daniel Russell outside Norwich Crown Court during his eight-day trial |
| Reading from a victim statement made by the mother, the prosecution barrister Stephen Spence told the court the sex offences had a "huge emotional impact on her daughter". | |
| Mr Spence added that the mother was worried her child would grow up thinking "this is normal". | Mr Spence added that the mother was worried her child would grow up thinking "this is normal". |
| "The real long-term impact is unknown," he said. | "The real long-term impact is unknown," he said. |
| Russell appeared via video link wearing a grey jumper and only spoke to confirm name. | Russell appeared via video link wearing a grey jumper and only spoke to confirm name. |
| His defence barrister Andrew Oliver read a statement saying that after Russell was found guilty by the jury during his eight-day trial he "has confessed to the offences". | His defence barrister Andrew Oliver read a statement saying that after Russell was found guilty by the jury during his eight-day trial he "has confessed to the offences". |
| He added that he "knows he has caused harm" and "has expressed remorse". | He added that he "knows he has caused harm" and "has expressed remorse". |
| Russell must serve a minimum of two-thirds of the jail sentence before being considered for parole, and if he released he would be on licence for a further six years. | |
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