Midlands teenager gets suspended sentence for rape and sexual assault

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The Midlands teenager received a three-year suspended sentence at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 15 January 2018, after being convicted of anal rape and two sexual assaults. The offences occurred in the Midlands in July 2015, when he was 16.

The sentence required him to continue engaging with multidisciplinary supports and treatment. The court also imposed conditions including no contact with the injured parties or their families, no intoxicants, compliance with probation directions and a return for review in one year.