Teenager convicted of rape and sexual assault of girl he was dating when he was 14

The court heard that the girl did not realise the accused had raped her until her friends helped her realise it

The now 16-year-old accused pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to three charges of oral rape and one of rape of the then 13-year-old girl on dates between June and July 2023. File photo

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A teenager has been convicted of the sexual assault and rape of a 13-year-old girl he had been dating for a number of weeks.