RAPIST JAILED AFTER DRAGGING 15-YEAR-OLD SCHOOLGIRL INTO ALLEYWAY IN BROAD DAYLIGHT — BEFORE LEAVING HER £10
A man who raped a 15-year-old schoolgirl in broad daylight after forcing her into an alleyway has been jailed for nine years.
Deangelo Brown, 23, targeted the teenager as she waited for a school bus near Harlesden High Street in northwest London.
Brown approached the girl and ordered her to follow him into an alleyway, leading her to believe he was carrying a weapon.
Terrified, the schoolgirl complied before Brown raped her.
After the attack, Brown left £10 in cash for his victim before walking away.
The girl was later found distressed and sobbing in her school uniform after witnesses nearby heard screams and cries coming from the alleyway.
One passerby came to her aid, contacted police and remained with her until officers arrived.
Brown was arrested nearby shortly afterwards.
A witness had also recorded footage of the incident on a mobile phone after becoming alarmed by the screams.
The prosecution relied on CCTV showing Brown in the area, mobile phone footage of the attack and identification evidence from the victim.
Brown denied responsibility and claimed he had been the victim of mistaken identity.
However, a jury rejected his account and found him guilty of rape and sexual activity with a child.
He has now been sentenced to nine years in prison with a further four years on licence.
Kerry McNulty, from the Crown Prosecution Service, described the case as a “horrific sexual attack in broad daylight on a child in school uniform”.
She said prosecutors had presented CCTV, mobile phone footage and evidence that the victim had identified Brown during an identity procedure.
She added that Brown had shown no remorse and had forced the teenager to endure a trial despite what prosecutors described as overwhelming evidence against him.
The court also awarded £800 to the witness who intervened and helped the girl following the attack.
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