Barrister asks court not to give “blank cheque” to teenage rapists during teen's sentence appeal

A teenager who boasted about raping a 15-year-old girl at a house party, must wait to hear the outcome of two appeals concerning his three-year jail term.

Lawyers for the man, who was aged 16 when he raped the girl, say his three-year jail term was “too long” while lawyers for the Director of Public Prosecutions contend it was too lenient.