Schoolboy, 13, rapes his eight-year-old sister after watching porn on the X-Box because he 'wanted to try it out'

Yes, this actually happened. 

A 13-year-old schoolboy raped his eight-year-old sister after watching pornography on an X-Box computer console, a court has heard.

The teenager told police he used the games console to view explicit material before he 'decided to try it out'.

The boy said he targeted his younger sister because she was small and 'couldn't remember stuff'.

At Blackburn Magistrates Court yesterday the boy admitted rape, indecent assault and inciting his sister to perform a sexual act on him.

The youngster, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has been bailed to live with relatives away from his sister while a pre-sentence report is being prepared.

Fiona Elvines, from the Rape Crisis Charity, said that children accessing pornography was a ‘growing concern’.

She said: 'This is going to completely destabilise this little girl’s life.

'It will take her a very long time to try and work through. It will have put her life on a different track and I do not want that to happen to anybody else.'

Ms Elvines told the Lancashire Telegraph 'For a long time, people have been sitting on the fence and saying we do not have the evidence to say porn is harmful, but now we are starting to have some evidence around young people’s exposure.

'How much evidence do you need? It shows that the government’s measures are extremely important and that we need to start acting.

'When children see porn, they have no context for what it is used for. There is pressure on children to be sexualised, particularly on younger boys, to start having sex.

'It is coming from peers and porn.'

The government has said that by the end of 2014 all devices with access to the internet will be blocked from accessing pornography, with users forced to opt in.

The X-Box customer support website says explicit content and internet access can be restricted using parental controls.

Microsoft, the company which makes the console, said: 'We have the greatest sympathy for all involved in this case. 

'At Microsoft we have some of the most robust systems that allow parents to control what their children play and watch online. 

'For example, access to the internet is switched off automatically for all child accounts on X-box, and we urge parents to review the settings on their children’s consoles.'

In November last year a 12-year-old boy admitted three charges of rape against his sister, aged under 10, after he watched pornography at school and went home to copy what he had seen.

The abuse took place over the course of a year and was only discovered after the girl confided in a family member.

The boy was given a three-year youth rehabilitation order and will continue to live at the family home.

He was ordered to register as a sex offender for two-and-a-half years.

Taken from: Daily Mail

I find it hard to believe he was simply copying what he saw without knowing what it is and the consequences. He's 13 not 3. 

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

There are a lot of things happening in the world that are hard to believe. 

 

s.b.f wrote:
There are a lot of things happening in the world that are hard to believe. 

Was that in reply to me or to the actual story? 

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

reply to you

 

Hmm whilst I agree with you in theory, it sounds too naive to believe it here. I mean by that point every child has had sex-ed at least in a sciene room if not in PHSE :/ and kids these days grow up so fast...I mean he's watchig porn, he must know what it is :/

I'm not disregarding the effect of porn on people, but I don't believe it can be completely blamed like it is here, and not take into account the boy being aware of what he's doing...or other possible factors.

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

what about parents? parents got no clues...

Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

Its really not that hard to believe. Especially if you have watched lil kids grow up. You know how quickly they pick things up and how they copy what they see but obviously have no idea what they're doing.

What should be more of a concern is how he got access to this stuff. xbox game consoles come with parental controls which should prevent kids from accessing such filth. But if they've not been activated then surely the blame falls squarely on the parents?

Back in BLACK

I'm talking about this being the sole factor for something a *13*yr old does *and* seems to fail to recognise how wrong it is.

Meh, perhaps I'm wrong.

On a similar note, porn addiction is no longer on the new DSM due to lack of evidence.

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

I knew what sex was when I was in year 4/5 I think. That's ages 9/10. 13 is waaaay beyond that. Maybe he just wanted to try it out not realising you can't do such stuff with your sister.

 

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