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Teenage boys avoid jail after rape and sexual assault of girls in north-east England

The Guardian·Vikram Dodd·3 days ago
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Three teenage boys convicted of the rape and serious sexual assault of girls as young as 14 were given rehabilitation orders and paid £26 in court fees, the Guardian has learned. The three separate cases all took place over the past year in north-east England . They were tried under youth court rules that deal with suspects aged 17 or under and place a greater emphasis on rehabilitation than adult courts. One victim, who was 15 when she was raped, said: “It feels like he just got away with it.” She said she was scared she would bump into her attacker, and that such sentences would give boys like him, who were a danger to women and girls, a sense of impunity. One justice group said the fees of £26 were less than a parking fine. In one case, a boy avoided prison after he was found guilty of three attacks, including a rape.…

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