Teenage boys sentenced for raping lone girls and filming attacks
Three teenage boys have been sentenced for raping two girls in separate incidents in Hampshire. The assaults, which were filmed and shared on social media, involved significant psychological trauma for the victims. The boys received Youth Rehabilitation Orders instead of prison time, prompting discussions about the need for societal change regarding attitudes towards misogyny and sexual violence.
- ▪The boys were convicted of raping two girls, aged 14 and 15, in separate attacks in 2024 and 2025.
- ▪Footage of the assaults showed the boys laughing and encouraging each other during the attacks.
- ▪The attackers received Youth Rehabilitation Orders, with no prison time, which has raised concerns about the justice system's handling of such cases.
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Teenage boys sentenced for raping lone girls16 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNikki MitchellSouth of England home affairs correspondent, Southampton Crown CourtCrown Prosecution ServiceOne of the girls was attacked in an underpass beside the River AvonThree teenage boys who raped two lone girls in separate attacks have been sentenced.Prosecutors said the assaults in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in 2024 and 2025, were "brazenly filmed" on mobile phones, with footage showing the boys laughing and verbally encouraging each other.Two 15-year-old boys and a boy, 14, were previously convicted of rape following a trial at Southampton Crown Court. The 15-year-olds were given three-year Youth Rehabilitation Orders with intensive surveillance and supervision.
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