14-year-old guilty of rape

Gloucester - A 14-year-old boy was yesterday found guilty of twice raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl yards from her home while …

Gloucester - A 14-year-old boy was yesterday found guilty of twice raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl yards from her home while a gang of his pals looked on. A jury of six men and six women at Gloucester Crown Court took less than an hour to convict the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons.

The court had been told the girl endured an ordeal lasting more than an hour when her trousers were pulled down and she was repeatedly raped while a second boy tried to force her to perform oral sex. Another two boys watched.

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