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Kent teen admits raping girl under 13

Maidstone crown court
Maidstone crown court

A Sittingbourne teen faces jail after admitting he raped a girl under the age of 13.

Leigh Collins, of Westlands Avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared at Maidstone Crown Court.

Judge Martin Joy was told the 19-year-old committed the offence on March 5, a few days after a supervision order was imposed for unrelated matters.

The court also heard yesterday that Collins, who has been on remand for three months, suffered from attention deficit disorder.

Judge Joy adjourned sentence until July 6 to enable reports to be prepared to assess dangerousness.

Remanding Collins in custody, he told him: "You must understand a substantial custodial sentence is inevitable in such a case."

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