Aidan Freeman is sentenced to seven years and six months in prison at Lewes Crown Court after being convicted of raping a nine-year-old. Multiple reports say Freeman told police that the child was “lying for attention” about the abuse. The articles describe the sentencing outcome without adding differing details on the underlying evidence, the specific timeline of the offence, or any other charges.
Both sources frame the case around Freeman’s account to police and the court’s decision to impose a custodial sentence. The Daily Record reports the name as Aiden Freeman and references the same prison term and court, while the Manchester Evening News uses the spelling Aidan Freeman for the same defendant and sentence. The reporting is consistent that the victim is nine years old, that the offence is rape, and that the sentence is 7 years and 6 months, following proceedings at Lewes Crown Court.
