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| Men jailed over rape of boy, 14, in Manchester Debenhams | Men jailed over rape of boy, 14, in Manchester Debenhams |
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| Two men have been jailed for 15 years for raping a boy, 14, in the toilets of a Manchester department store. | Two men have been jailed for 15 years for raping a boy, 14, in the toilets of a Manchester department store. |
| Alex Wilson-Fletcher, 42, of Oldham Street, Manchester; and Abdelkader El-Janabi, 55, of Artillery Court, Ardwick; attacked the teenager in June. | Alex Wilson-Fletcher, 42, of Oldham Street, Manchester; and Abdelkader El-Janabi, 55, of Artillery Court, Ardwick; attacked the teenager in June. |
| The men approached the boy in the Arndale Centre before leading him to the Debenhams store on Market Street. | The men approached the boy in the Arndale Centre before leading him to the Debenhams store on Market Street. |
| Manchester Crown Court heard El-Janabi was a former intelligence officer in Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime. | Manchester Crown Court heard El-Janabi was a former intelligence officer in Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime. |
| A "sustained attack" took place on the boy after he was marched to the toilets of the store on a busy Saturday afternoon, the jury was told. | A "sustained attack" took place on the boy after he was marched to the toilets of the store on a busy Saturday afternoon, the jury was told. |
| The boy then reported the attack and Greater Manchester Police (GMP) launched a public appeal to trace the offenders, including issuing CCTV images of the suspects. | |
| 'Shock and disgust' | |
| El-Janabi and Wilson-Fletcher, a law firm worker, were tracked down after images from CCTV were circulated around the UK by police. | El-Janabi and Wilson-Fletcher, a law firm worker, were tracked down after images from CCTV were circulated around the UK by police. |
| Judge Michael Leeming QC, sentencing, told them: "In all probability, what you did to him in his formative years will stay with him. | |
| "Neither of you thought of that at the time. You were more concerned with your own sexual gratification." | |
| The pair were convicted by a jury of two counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault following a nine-day trial in April. | |
| Supt Stuart Ellison, from GMP, said the crime had "quite rightly shocked the community". | |
| He said: "Everyone felt a sense of shock and disgust when we publicised this case and we still share those feelings. | |
| "However, it is important that people understand that this was an isolated incident and we continue to reassure the city centre community that there was no wider threat to the young people who visit or work in Manchester city centre." |