Teenage attacker behind bars after second child rape

A teenage sex attacker who raped a five-year-old boy days after being spared a custodial sentence for a previous attack was locked up for almost three years yesterday.

The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to a catalogue of abuse against the five-year-old, including rape and child abduction.

The attack happened eight days after he was given a three-year community order on June 26 for the rape of a seven-year-old boy in Tameside, Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court heard.

The original sentence handed down by Judge Adrian Smith provoked outcry from the victim's family at the time and a legal challenge.

The boy will be detained indefinitely for the public's protection for a minimum of two years and 359 days before being considered for parole.

Judge Peter Lakin told him: "The offences you have committed are deeply disturbing and very serious.

"You are a devious and manipulative young man with an unhealthy and completely unacceptable sexual interest in young boys.

"It is likely you will not be released for some very considerable period of time."