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| Bailed rapist targeted girl, 9 | Bailed rapist targeted girl, 9 |
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| A teenager from Merseyside who stalked and sexually assaulted two little girls has started an indefinite sentence. | |
| The 17-year-old, branded a "sick monster" by the mother of one of the victims, admitted rape, sexual assault and causing grievous bodily harm. | The 17-year-old, branded a "sick monster" by the mother of one of the victims, admitted rape, sexual assault and causing grievous bodily harm. |
| At Liverpool Crown Court he admitted attacking a nine-year-old girl while on bail awaiting trial for the rape of a 10-year-old. | At Liverpool Crown Court he admitted attacking a nine-year-old girl while on bail awaiting trial for the rape of a 10-year-old. |
| The boy, who has not been identified, must serve a minimum of five years. | The boy, who has not been identified, must serve a minimum of five years. |
| He will be named later, but only after sufficient security is installed to ensure he is not attacked in prison, Judge David Harris QC informed the court. | He will be named later, but only after sufficient security is installed to ensure he is not attacked in prison, Judge David Harris QC informed the court. |
| 'Break your neck' | 'Break your neck' |
| Debbie Gould, prosecuting, said the youth first struck in parkland near his home in St Helens, Merseyside in April last year. | Debbie Gould, prosecuting, said the youth first struck in parkland near his home in St Helens, Merseyside in April last year. |
| She said: "He began to follow his victim, who was three weeks short of her eleventh birthday, and stare at her. | She said: "He began to follow his victim, who was three weeks short of her eleventh birthday, and stare at her. |
| What tools do you give a child to deal with real monsters? Second victim's mother | What tools do you give a child to deal with real monsters? Second victim's mother |
| "He grabbed hold of her and despite her resistance pushed her into some bushes. | "He grabbed hold of her and despite her resistance pushed her into some bushes. |
| "She was trying to scream for help but he said to her, 'If you shout one more time, I'll break your neck'." | "She was trying to scream for help but he said to her, 'If you shout one more time, I'll break your neck'." |
| After being raped she managed to escape and ran home. | After being raped she managed to escape and ran home. |
| He was charged with rape, but granted bail at Liverpool Crown Court with the condition he remained outside Merseyside. | He was charged with rape, but granted bail at Liverpool Crown Court with the condition he remained outside Merseyside. |
| ANALYSIS Clive Coleman, legal affairs analyst Indeterminate sentences consist of a minimum period of custody, known as the tariff, which the prisoner must serve. Once the tariff is served, the prisoner will not be released unless he or she can satisfy the authorities that they no longer pose a threat to the community. That means that prisoners can remain in custody indefinitely and it is for that reason that some have criticised indeterminate sentences as the new 'life' sentences. Prior to their introduction the authorities were powerless to stop some criminals who clearly remained a danger, but had served their sentence, from being released. | ANALYSIS Clive Coleman, legal affairs analyst Indeterminate sentences consist of a minimum period of custody, known as the tariff, which the prisoner must serve. Once the tariff is served, the prisoner will not be released unless he or she can satisfy the authorities that they no longer pose a threat to the community. That means that prisoners can remain in custody indefinitely and it is for that reason that some have criticised indeterminate sentences as the new 'life' sentences. Prior to their introduction the authorities were powerless to stop some criminals who clearly remained a danger, but had served their sentence, from being released. |
| He then targeted his second victim, a nine-year-old girl in Blackburn, Lancashire. | He then targeted his second victim, a nine-year-old girl in Blackburn, Lancashire. |
| He subjected her to a violent 45-minute ordeal, in which her jaw was broken in two places and she was sexually assaulted. | He subjected her to a violent 45-minute ordeal, in which her jaw was broken in two places and she was sexually assaulted. |
| Miss Gould told the court the little girl was found by court witness, Mary Smith, bleeding from the mouth and covered in mud. | Miss Gould told the court the little girl was found by court witness, Mary Smith, bleeding from the mouth and covered in mud. |
| She said: "Mrs Smith said she had never seen a child so distraught and in such a state as that little girl was that evening." | She said: "Mrs Smith said she had never seen a child so distraught and in such a state as that little girl was that evening." |
| In her victim impact statement the child's mother told the court: "The sick monster who is in court today took my little girl's childhood away from her. | In her victim impact statement the child's mother told the court: "The sick monster who is in court today took my little girl's childhood away from her. |
| "I prepared my child with tools to deal with the world to ensure she was safe - that's a mother's instinct. | "I prepared my child with tools to deal with the world to ensure she was safe - that's a mother's instinct. |
| But what tools do you give a child to deal with real monsters?" | But what tools do you give a child to deal with real monsters?" |
| The youth, who showed no emotion throughout the day-long hearing, was jailed indefinitely and must serve at least five years for the rape. | The youth, who showed no emotion throughout the day-long hearing, was jailed indefinitely and must serve at least five years for the rape. |
| For the other offences he must serve between three and seven years, all to run concurrently. | For the other offences he must serve between three and seven years, all to run concurrently. |