Preston court convicts teenage lad of 11 sex offences against a 9-year-old girl

By Aimee Seddon
Published 2nd May 2023, 18:26 BST
Updated 2nd May 2023, 21:34 BST
A 15-year-old boy convicted of 11 counts of various forms of sexual assault against someone under age 11 attended Preston Magistrates Court on April 18.A 15-year-old boy convicted of 11 counts of various forms of sexual assault against someone under age 11 attended Preston Magistrates Court on April 18.
A 15-year-old boy convicted of 11 counts of various forms of sexual assault against someone under age 11 attended Preston Magistrates Court on April 18.
The Lancashire teenager was found guilty of committing a series of sex offences against a young girl.

Preston Magistrates Court has heard harrowing details of a 15-year-old boy convicted of 11 counts of various forms of sexual assault against a nine-year-old girl.

The 15-year-old boy from Skelmersdale, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attended Lancashire Youth Court, sitting at Preston Magistrates Courts, on April 18 faced with 11 molestatation counts against a nine-year-old girl. The offences, which included intentional sexual touching, took place between July 1 2021 and January 14 2022 in Burnley, and breached various sections of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

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He was charged with a string of sex offences against the young girl – including one in which he groped the youngster during a game of sleeping lions. He had denied all the charges – which included carrying out a series of lewd acts – but was found guilty at an earlier hearing.

At Preston Magistrates Court, he was handed a Youth Rehabilitation Order with intensive supervision and surveillance. The defendant must comply with a daily 7pm to 7am curfew requirement with electronic monitoring for three months. The teenager was also ordered to remain at a named location during the hour of the court-mandated curfew.

He must also attend a Harmful Sexual Intervention Programme at another named venue as directed by the court for 91 days, and register with police in accordance with the Sexual Offences Act 2003 from April 18 for 30 months, namely Skelmersdale Police station.