A group of three teenage travellers is sentenced in a rape case in which a 15-year-old girl is allegedly targeted after being contacted via Snapchat. According to reports, two 14-year-old boys select a victim on the platform and then lure her to an underpass. The allegations state that during the assault the offenders laugh and film themselves, and that the recorded material is shared or kept as part of the attack.
In court, the judge does not impose a jail term. Instead, the youths receive youth rehabilitation orders, as reported by multiple outlets. One account says the judge references the offenders’ behaviour during the proceedings, describing it positively while still imposing the rehabilitation orders.
The reporting is consistent on the core elements: the Snapchat contact, the luring of a 15-year-old to an underpass, the alleged filming of the assault, and the decision to avoid custody in favour of youth rehabilitation orders.
