Teenage boys sentenced for raping lone girls

Teenage boys sentenced for raping lone girls7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNikki MitchellSouth of England home affairs correspondent, Southampton Crown CourtCrown Prosecution ServiceOne of the girls was attacked in an underpass beside the River AvonThree teenage boys who raped two lone girls in separate incidents have been sentenced.Prosecutors said the assaults in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in 2024 and 2025, were "brazenly filmed" on mobile phones, with footage showing boys laughing and verbally encouraging each other.Two 15-year-old boys and another aged 14 were previously convicted of rape following a trial at Southampton Crown Court. The 15-year-olds were given three-year Youth Rehabilitation Orders with intensive surveillance and supervision. The younger boy's probation supervision will be for one and half years.Two of the boys' mothers burst into tears as Judge Nicholas Rowland told the attackers "none of you need to go to prison today".The judge praised the bravery of the two girls for giving evidence.Crown Prosecution ServiceThe second girl was 14 when she was attacked at Fordingbridge Recreation GroundWarning: This story contains details some may find distressingThe victim of the first attack was 15 when she was raped three times in an underpass by the River Avon in Fordingbridge, during what she had thought was a first date.She had travelled from her home to meet one of the boys for the first time after he had begun a "relationship" with her on social media platform Snapchat, but then two other boys appeared.During the trial the court heard she was "petrified", felt "cornered and trapped" and feared being thrown into the river.The boys shared video of the attacks on social media, resulting in her receiving abusive messages, prosecutors said.The second girl was 14 when she met the boys at Fordingbridge Recreation Ground, was threatened with a knife, then raped three times in a nearb...