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| Teenager convicted of raping 11-year-old girl in park | Teenager convicted of raping 11-year-old girl in park |
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| A teenage paedophile who dragged an 11-year-old girl into a park and repeatedly raped her for three hours is facing a life sentence after being convicted of the attack. | A teenage paedophile who dragged an 11-year-old girl into a park and repeatedly raped her for three hours is facing a life sentence after being convicted of the attack. |
| Opemipo Jaji, 18, was found guilty of rape at the Old Bailey on Thursday after his victim gave evidence against him. | Opemipo Jaji, 18, was found guilty of rape at the Old Bailey on Thursday after his victim gave evidence against him. |
| Jaji, of Edmonton, north London, had denied the offence despite traces of the girl's blood being found on his clothes. | Jaji, of Edmonton, north London, had denied the offence despite traces of the girl's blood being found on his clothes. |
| The jury heard that he dragged the schoolgirl into Jubilee park in Enfield last November as she made her way home from school. | The jury heard that he dragged the schoolgirl into Jubilee park in Enfield last November as she made her way home from school. |
| Jaji – who had two previous convictions since the age of 16 involving an attack on a 12-year-old and for making indecent pictures of girls – had spotted her in her school uniform as she joked and laughed with a friend on a bus. | Jaji – who had two previous convictions since the age of 16 involving an attack on a 12-year-old and for making indecent pictures of girls – had spotted her in her school uniform as she joked and laughed with a friend on a bus. |
| He followed her and attacked her in the dark park, threatening to stab her if she resisted. | He followed her and attacked her in the dark park, threatening to stab her if she resisted. |
| One of the girl's gloves was stuffed in her mouth and the slightly-built child was terrified during the attack as she was stripped. | One of the girl's gloves was stuffed in her mouth and the slightly-built child was terrified during the attack as she was stripped. |
| She ran home after she was allowed to dress. Her parents were distraught when she turned up dirty and dishevelled, the court heard. | She ran home after she was allowed to dress. Her parents were distraught when she turned up dirty and dishevelled, the court heard. |
| They had called police when she failed to arrive home by 5.30pm. | They had called police when she failed to arrive home by 5.30pm. |
| The child was taken to hospital and underwent an operation for an injury. | The child was taken to hospital and underwent an operation for an injury. |
| She said: "He kept saying: 'Stop moving or I will stab you'. I tried to run away but then he grabbed me when I got to the pavement of the park entrance. | She said: "He kept saying: 'Stop moving or I will stab you'. I tried to run away but then he grabbed me when I got to the pavement of the park entrance. |
| "I kept on saying 'stop' because it was hurting me and he kept saying 'shut up' to me. He was just saying it every time I spoke. | "I kept on saying 'stop' because it was hurting me and he kept saying 'shut up' to me. He was just saying it every time I spoke. |
| "When I was on the floor, he said he would film me and send it into my school. | "When I was on the floor, he said he would film me and send it into my school. |
| "I was saying: 'Get off me, get off me, stop'." | "I was saying: 'Get off me, get off me, stop'." |
| She later told police that after getting off the bus she noticed a man walking in front and then behind her. | |
| She had tried to avoid him because she felt something was not right. | She had tried to avoid him because she felt something was not right. |
| In the park he kept asking for her phone – which she did not have – her Oyster travel card and her keys. | |
| At one point, he threatened to film her and send copies to children at her school, she said. | At one point, he threatened to film her and send copies to children at her school, she said. |
| Jaji, a trainee chef, had denied raping the girl, claiming that he had been at a youth club working on a backing track for a song when the attack took place. | Jaji, a trainee chef, had denied raping the girl, claiming that he had been at a youth club working on a backing track for a song when the attack took place. |
| "I wrote the song after I heard a girl killed herself from bullying," he told the jury. "I wrote the song hoping things would get better." | "I wrote the song after I heard a girl killed herself from bullying," he told the jury. "I wrote the song hoping things would get better." |
| He said he had been on a bus with the schoolgirl and had handed her back her travel pass when it fell to the floor. | He said he had been on a bus with the schoolgirl and had handed her back her travel pass when it fell to the floor. |
| Jaji said he went to Jubilee Park later that evening to compose music but left after 10 minutes because he saw police at the gate. | Jaji said he went to Jubilee Park later that evening to compose music but left after 10 minutes because he saw police at the gate. |
| Rosina Cottage, QC, prosecuting, said Jaji had "an interest in pre-pubescent girls". | Rosina Cottage, QC, prosecuting, said Jaji had "an interest in pre-pubescent girls". |
| The previous year Jaji had pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting and robbing another girl dressed in her school uniform. | |
| Jaji was arrested for the park attack a few days later after CCTV was viewed, and his bedroom searched. | Jaji was arrested for the park attack a few days later after CCTV was viewed, and his bedroom searched. |
| A book was found about a little girl being sexually assaulted, ads for childcare vacancies and a picture of a little girl in Australia marked FC – a possible reference to Facebook. | A book was found about a little girl being sexually assaulted, ads for childcare vacancies and a picture of a little girl in Australia marked FC – a possible reference to Facebook. |
| There was also an article about missing April Jones, "the little girl who was taken", said Cottage. | There was also an article about missing April Jones, "the little girl who was taken", said Cottage. |
| Jaji will be sentenced at a later date. | Jaji will be sentenced at a later date. |
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