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Kent teen admits raping girl under 13

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 17:28, 09 June 2010

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.

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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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