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Judge sentencing rapist, 12, warns against using Internet as a babysitter

Photo: Alamy By Hayley Dixon

10:44AM GMT 26 Nov 2013

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A judge has warned that the Internet cannot be used as a “babysitter” as he sentenced a 12-year-old for raping his younger sister after watching porn at school.

In a stark warning to teachers and parents, Judge Thomas Crowther QC said it was important to remind ourselves that the Internet is a “mirror of adulthood in all forms”.

He added that it was a “sad fact” that many young boys have been exposed to adult pornography and in this case the teenager, who has not been named, copied what he saw.

The schoolboy watched the hardcore films after searching for pornography websites with a classmate while in school.

The school has not been named but education chiefs are understood to be investigating how he accessed adult material while on the premises.

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The slightly-built boy sat between his parents as he was sentenced at Newport Crown Court to a three-year youth rehabilitation order. He will continue to live at the family home.

Judge Thomas Crowther QC said: "It's a sad fact that many boys of his age will have been exposed to adult pornography.

"But not all boys exposed to it will act as he did. He found pornography online and replicated what he saw.

"Let us remind ourselves that the Internet is not a benign babysitter but a mirror of adulthood in all its forms."

The court heard the brother and sister regularly shared a bedroom together while staying with a family member.

Their parents discovered what was going on when the girl, who was under the age of 10, confided to a relative that her brother had touched her.

The boy was questioned by another family member and admitted having urges he could not control and knowing what he was doing was wrong.

The court heard the sexual abuse had been going on for a year and the teenager had watched hardcore pornography then gone home and carried out the acts on his sister.

The boy admitted three charges of rape. He was ordered to register as a sex offender for two-and-a-half years.

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Coroner warns of online messaging dangers after death of teenager

By Alice Philipson

1:27PM GMT 26 Nov 2013

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A coroner has warned of the dangers of online messages after a teenager killed himself because of bullies on Facebook.

Lewis Thelwall, 19, was sent "malicious" messages by two young women who had "little idea of what affect it would have".

Mr Thelwall, who was described as a "happy-go-lucky character", later took his own life.

The inquest heard how the teenager, a forensics and photography student, was targeted for false rumours by other teenagers on the social network site.

He had recently lost his father, which caused him considerable distress.

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Coroner Philip Rogers said there was a "long and complicated" story involving Facebook messages.

He said: "I can only describe this as Facebook bullying.

"I would urge anyone who uses this sort of social media to think of the consequences."

Mr Rogers said comments made online caused Mr Thelwall great distress, particularly following the death of his father.

He continued: "Two young women known to Lewis have taken it upon themselves to make entries on Facebook which they now accept as malicious and completely unfounded.

"Sadly he was a young man who was vulnerable because of the death of his father.

"The two young women have accepted their responsibility for these messages.

"They accepted they had little idea of what affect it would have on Lewis."

The two women – who can't be identified for legal reasons – have been given a caution for malicious communication.

Detective Constable Lee Stephens described Mr Thelwall, originally from Swindon but who moved to Wales when he was nine, as a "happy-go-lucky character" who was upset at Facebook slurs.

Lewis's mother Tina echoed the warning about Facebook bullying.

She said: "Be careful what you write.

"Behind closed doors you don't know what is going on. They did not understand what Lewis was going through."

Mr Rogers recorded a verdict of suicide.

If you are, or someone you know is, affected by suicide, the following organisations can help:

http://www.samaritans.org/

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