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Old 01-27-2010, 05:17 AM   #1
benderkoz

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Default 13 year old, rapist, only gets 3 years in jail...
This is a big story blowing up over in england:

A boy of 13 who overpowered a woman then raped her in front of his two friends will spend just three years locked away for his crimes.
Balal Khan - thought to be one of the youngest convicted rapists in Britain - targeted the 20-year-old as she walked home.

He subjected her to a severe beating then screamed at her 'Do what I say or I'll kill you', before putting her through the ordeal of a terrifying sex attack.
Then he stole her bag and phone and even took a call from his victim's boyfriend to whom he bragged about what he had done.

Read more: Boy, 13, who raped woman in front of his others jailed for just three years | Mail Online
Judge Paul Glenn told Khan, now aged 14, that his offences were ‘grave’ and that an adult convicted of the same crimes would have been jailed for eight or nine years.

He added: ‘It was a terrifying experience for this young woman and she will be left psychologically scarred.’

By law, anyone under 18 years old faces a lesser sentence for rape than an adult, and for those aged 14 or under the term is reduced further.
Judge Glenn took the unusual step to lift a restriction preventing the publication of Khan's name because of the grave nature of his Khan's offences.


He added: 'In this case I believe there is a legitimate public interest in naming this offender. It may prove to be a deterrent to others.'
Khan was sentenced to three years in a young offenders' institution. Here, he'd probably would have been given life and been pass around by the other inmates...
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