🔴 TEEN RAPIST WHO STRANGLED GIRL IN HER BED JAILED FOR YEARS

The sentence, equivalent to three years and nine months, was handed down by Judge Rebecca Herbert at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday 19 November following a trial that concluded last month.

George, who was 16 at the time of the offences in January 2024 and 17 when the case was first tried in youth court, will spend the custodial term in a young offender’s institution and remain on the sex offenders register for life under an indefinite notification order.

He is also subject to a lifelong restraining order prohibiting any contact with the victim.

Prosecutor Steven Bailey outlined how George had met the girl at a Halloween party in Nottingham in 2023 before arranging to visit her home in Leicester three months later.

After initial consensual kissing, the girl made clear she did not want full sexual intercourse despite repeated requests from George.

When his planned train home to Cheshire was allegedly cancelled because of bad weather, the girl – after checking with her mother – allowed him to stay overnight.

Once alone in her bedroom, George deployed what the prosecution described as sustained emotional pressure, telling the girl he had no friends, had recently attempted suicide and spoke of his own self-harm after noticing scars on her legs.

Mr Bailey told the court George had “harvested the information and used it to get what he wanted”.

The girl continued to refuse intercourse.

George then placed both hands around her neck, tightening his grip when she protested, before striking her during what he called “play fighting” to demonstrate his physical dominance.

In a state of shock and unable to move him off because of his size and weight, the girl was raped and sexually assaulted by penetration.

Afterwards George sent Snapchat messages in which he told the victim he was “genuinely sorry”, described the strangulation as “just being kinky” and accused her of “gaslighting” him while adding “it’s up to you to forgive me”.

The victim disclosed the attack to a college lecturer later that month, prompting a police investigation.

George was arrested and, in interview, admitted consensual sexual activity but denied intercourse and strangulation.

He maintained his denials throughout the trial process, forcing the victim to give evidence.

At sentencing the victim attended court and read her personal statement, telling George the assault had left her unable to sleep in her own bed for six months, triggered further self-harm and severely affected her college studies.

She said the incident made her skin crawl whenever she thought about it and left her feeling guilt, shame and anger while George continued his normal life.

Defence counsel Derek Johashen said his client continued to deny the offences and came from a Christian background with “huge prospects”.

He conceded George had used his physical strength to overcome the victim’s lack of consent but asked for significant credit because the offender was only 16 at the time.

Judge Herbert described George’s behaviour as manipulative, noting he had exploited the girl’s known vulnerabilities and laughed off her attempts to fight back.

She highlighted the serious psychological harm caused and the fact the rape occurred in the victim’s own bedroom – a place where she should have felt safe – before imposing the 45-month term with no separate penalties for the other two counts.

Detective Constable Lewis McMenamin of Leicestershire Police praised the victim’s courage in giving evidence, saying her clarity that she did not consent had been crucial to the conviction.

He added that George’s actions had left an everlasting effect on the victim and turned the defendant himself into a convicted criminal now facing custody.