A 17-year-old boy was jailed after befriending a stranger on Instagram and then raping her in the woods. He first contacted his victim through a 'random request' on the social media platform before arranging to meet her in person.
A 17-year-old boy befriended a stranger by following her on Instagram before ruining her life. The teenager began messaging and FaceTiming the girl before arranging to meet her at a train station. However, he then led her into woodland where he strangled and slapped her as he violently raped her. The youth, who was previously convicted of sexual offences against a boy, shook his head as he was locked up today.
Liverpool Crown Court heard on Wednesday that the defendant, who cannot be named due to his age after an application by the ECHO to lift reporting restrictions was refused, first made contact with his victim by sending a 'random request' to follow her on Instagram. The two then began talking via FaceTime before arranging to meet at Kirkby Station. Holly Menary, prosecuting, described how the younger teenage girl recalled him 'acting a bit off' as they 'walked and talked' during this meeting, having also 'grabbed her a**e' when they hugged and been 'very touchy'. However, they then met again at the same station in May last year. On this occasion the boy 'grabbed her by the arm' and told her 'we need to talk', apparently in relation to 'other possible girlfriends' after she had seen messages he had sent to other girls. They then proceeded to a park, where he helped a man to find his lost dog before leading her up a hill and into woodland. He then began kissing the complainant and 'forced himself onto her', pulling her shorts and underwear down and raping her. The youth began strangling her with one hand at one stage and slapped her with the other, leaving her unable to 'talk, breathe or scream'. She estimated that the assault persisted for 30 to 40 minutes before she told him that she needed to go home, after which he walked her back to the train station. He later messaged her 'asking her if she was ok' before she blocked him on social media. The boy however continued to make efforts to contact her by setting up fake online account
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