"Judge's Decision Sparks Outrage as Teenage Boys Avoid Jail for Raping Girls in Hampshire. In a highly contentious ruling, a Southampton crown court judge has handed down youth rehabilitation orders to two 15-year-old boys who were convicted of raping two teenage girls in separate attacks in Fordingbridge, Hampshire. The disturbing incidents, which took place on consecutive months in 2024 and 2025, have left the victims and their families reeling, with one of the girls describing the judge's decision as a 'rock straight in my face.' The case has raised questions about the adequacy of sentencing for serious crimes committed by minors, and whether justice has been truly served in this case."
Boys, aged 15, given youth rehabilitation orders for two separate attacks against two girls in Hampshire A judge’s decision not to jail the teenage boys who raped two girls has been described as a “rock straight in my face” by one of their victims.Southampton crown court heard the two boys, both aged 15 at the time, raped the teenage girls in two separate attacks that occurred on 26 November 2024 and 17 January 2025 in Fordingbridge, Hampshire. Continue reading...
