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A 15-year-old with Asperger's syndrome has been locked up for an indeterminate period for raping an eight-year-old boy, and photographing the attack.A 15-year-old with Asperger's syndrome has been locked up for an indeterminate period for raping an eight-year-old boy, and photographing the attack.
The teenager also sexually assaulted a 10-year-old boy and tried to abduct a girl, aged nine, with the intention of having sex with her, the court heard.The teenager also sexually assaulted a 10-year-old boy and tried to abduct a girl, aged nine, with the intention of having sex with her, the court heard.
The boy, from Alton, Hampshire, lured the eight-year-old into woods near his home on 4 December last year.The boy, from Alton, Hampshire, lured the eight-year-old into woods near his home on 4 December last year.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to all charges.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to all charges.
The judge, Mr Justice Irwin, ordered the teenager would be eligible to apply for parole after serving six years, but only if he was considered safe to be released.The judge, Mr Justice Irwin, ordered the teenager would be eligible to apply for parole after serving six years, but only if he was considered safe to be released.
The impact of this offending on all three victims is considerable Mr Justice IrwinThe impact of this offending on all three victims is considerable Mr Justice Irwin
He also placed the defendant on the sexual offender's register andbanned him from working with children.
The court heard how he had attempted to abduct the nine-year-old girl earlier the same day, and a month earlier, on 10 November, he had attacked a 10-year-old boy.The court heard how he had attempted to abduct the nine-year-old girl earlier the same day, and a month earlier, on 10 November, he had attacked a 10-year-old boy.
Richard Button, defending, told Winchester Crown Court the defendant suffered from Asperger's syndrome, a condition similar to autism, which means he has difficulty understanding other people's emotions.Richard Button, defending, told Winchester Crown Court the defendant suffered from Asperger's syndrome, a condition similar to autism, which means he has difficulty understanding other people's emotions.
He said: "The symptoms are a dislike of change and a preoccupation with patterns.He said: "The symptoms are a dislike of change and a preoccupation with patterns.
"In his case they are his preoccupation with farm machinery. Further symptoms he had are his interpersonal skills and, perhaps most importantly, an inability to see things from another's viewpoint."In his case they are his preoccupation with farm machinery. Further symptoms he had are his interpersonal skills and, perhaps most importantly, an inability to see things from another's viewpoint.
'Sexual urges''Sexual urges'
"It is those symptoms, coupled with his sexual urges, that led to these offences.""It is those symptoms, coupled with his sexual urges, that led to these offences."
Mr Justice Irwin told the defendant he was "at significant risk of re-offending" and was being locked up for the protection of the public.Mr Justice Irwin told the defendant he was "at significant risk of re-offending" and was being locked up for the protection of the public.
He said: "I find that you do represent such a risk. Time, care and treatment may reduce or abolish that risk but it is certainly present now.He said: "I find that you do represent such a risk. Time, care and treatment may reduce or abolish that risk but it is certainly present now.
"The impact of this offending on all three victims is considerable. One hopes they and their families will get the support they need and they will be able to recover.""The impact of this offending on all three victims is considerable. One hopes they and their families will get the support they need and they will be able to recover."