Man spared jail after raping girl 14 times

A man who raped a schoolgirl 14 times has managed to avoid a jail sentence.

Bradley Williams, 18, of Stoke-on-Trent, told the girl not to tell anyone about their sexual encounters but was eventually caught and arrested.

Williams admitted raping a child under the age of 13 and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, heard Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

But Williams has avoided a jail sentence and instead has been handed a two-year youth rehabilitation order – which includes supervision and a curfew – along with a 12-month community order.

Prosecutor Nicholas Tatlow told the court: ‘Bradley told the girl not to tell her father what had happened.’

He also admitted taking a vehicle without consent and driving without a licence, after crashing a stolen motorbike in Burslem.

Mr Tatlow added: ‘He tried to overtake a van while riding the motorcycle with a female passenger and had no licence or insurance. After the crash they ran off to A&E.’

Recorder Michelle Heeley told Williams: ‘You raped a girl under the age of 13 and took a bike that was not yours, crashing it and causing injury.

‘The girl could not consent to have sexual intercourse but you did on 14 occasions. You were told to stop but did not.

‘You have spent your life moving from home to home.’

Becky Dulson, representing Williams, told the court that her client had endured a troubled upbringing since a very early age.

She said: ‘It is clear we’re dealing with a young man who has difficulties. It is clear concerns were raised about him from an early age.’

Recorder Michelle Heeley made Williams the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. He will also be on the Sex Offenders’ Register for the next five years.