Boy, 12, raped seven-year-old sister after watching porn on Xbox
A 12-year-old schoolboy who raped his seven-year-old sister after he watched hardcore porn on the internet has walked free from court.
Social workers will now work with the youngster to return him to the family home in the coming months.
Blackburn Youth Court heard the boy had viewed pornography in the company of his friends before he gained ”a desire to try it out”.
He committed a number of sexual offences against his sister between March and May last year but the matters did not come to light until last autumn.
The boy, now aged 13, pleaded guilty to one count of rape, two counts of indecent assault and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
In a statement, the offender said he was ”disgusted” with his actions and promised it would not happen again.
Sentencing him, District Judge James Prowse said he thought it ”highly improbable” that the boy would reoffend in this way as he followed the recommendations of a Youth Offending Team to impose a 12-month referral order.
Detaining him would ”tear the family apart” and would expose him to ”hardened and sophisticated” youth offenders, he added.
In a victim impact statement, the girl said she was ”sad” at what her brother had done but she wanted him to come home because she loved him and missed playing games with him. TRUNews