{"id":269931,"date":"2016-09-28T05:20:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T05:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/britains-youngest-rapist-11yo-pleads-guilty-to-15-sex-attacks-3-assaults\/"},"modified":"2016-09-28T05:20:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T05:20:21","slug":"britains-youngest-rapist-11yo-pleads-guilty-to-15-sex-attacks-3-assaults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/britains-youngest-rapist-11yo-pleads-guilty-to-15-sex-attacks-3-assaults\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s youngest rapist: 11yo pleads guilty to 15 sex attacks, 3 assaults"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>        A boy aged 11 has pleaded guilty to a charge of rape against another child, aged nine. He is thought to be the youngest person charged with the offense in UK history.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The boy was allegedly discovered sexually attacking the nine-year-old after the victim\u2019s mother heard strange noises over a baby monitor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/359214-sex-assault-schools-sexism\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2016.09\/thumbnail\/57d7ea53c361889a458b4571.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9\u00a0Reuters\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The victim said the older boy, now aged 12, raped him every time they played together and told him to keep the attacks secret, the Daily Mail reports.<\/p>\n<p>The single charge relates to 15 allegations of rape and three of sexually aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<p>There are also claims the accused sexually touched a seven-year-old and a disabled 11-year-old boy. In both cases the touching allegedly took place through the victim\u2019s clothes.<\/p>\n<p>The offenses are reported to have taken place between April 2015 and August 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The boy\u2019s guilty plea was put at the Blackpool Magistrate Court. His lawyer told the court his client had also been the victim of sexual abuse and recognized he had an issue which needed to be dealt with.<\/p>\n<p>Kerry Grieve, prosecuting, told the court the boy had \u201c<em>been assessed as at a high risk of joining in further sexual behavior.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sexualized behavior among children was highlighted in a recent report on the treatment of young girls in British schools.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MB3A01kanMo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It described girls as young as 11 being groped and insulted with sexual slurs such as \u201c<em>slag<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>slut<\/em>\u201d by male pupils.<\/p>\n<p>According to the research by the Women and Equalities Committee, those girls who complained about the harassment were told \u201c<em>boys will be boys<\/em>\u201d or that the comments were merely a joke.<\/p>\n<p>Sexist remarks and sexual harassment, unlike homophobia and racism, are rarely recorded by teachers and school officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/360810-youngest-rapist-sex-attack\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A boy aged 11 has pleaded guilty to a charge of rape against another child, aged nine. He is thought to be the youngest person charged with the offense in UK history. The boy was allegedly discovered sexually attacking the nine-year-old after the victim\u2019s mother heard strange noises over a baby monitor. 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