Detention for teen who sexually abused half-sister

A boy aged 16 who sexually abused his half-sister over a six-month period has been sentenced to four years’ detention with the final year suspended.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to 13 counts including rape, anal rape, oral rape, and sexual abuse of the girl between February 1, 2014, and August 13, 2014.

The court heard the boy was 14 years old and his half-sister was aged between eight and nine when the abuse occurred in their home in a Midlands town.