{"id":3773,"date":"2026-05-28T08:04:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/girl-raped-by-teens-who-were-spared-jail-left-with-vivid-flashbacks-as-she-just-wants-freedom-from-fear\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:04:32","slug":"girl-raped-by-teens-who-were-spared-jail-left-with-vivid-flashbacks-as-she-just-wants-freedom-from-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/girl-raped-by-teens-who-were-spared-jail-left-with-vivid-flashbacks-as-she-just-wants-freedom-from-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl raped by teens who were spared jail left with &#8216;vivid flashbacks&#8217; as she just wants &#8216;freedom&#8217; from fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1cf1db\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A girl who was raped by teenage boys who avoided a prison sentence has told how she has &#8216;vivid flashbacks&#8217; and &#8216;can&#8217;t sleep at night&#8217; &#8211; while her dad said she is &#8216;still living this nightmare&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37214818\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"One of the girls was attacked in an underpass beside the River Avon&#10;\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37214818.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_DX411JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37214818.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_DX411JPG.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37214818.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_DX411JPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37214818.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_DX411JPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"One of the girls was attacked in an underpass beside the River Avon\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">One of the girls was attacked in an underpass beside the River Avon<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A girl raped by teenage boys who were spared jail left says she has been left with &#8216;vivid flashbacks&#8217; from the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two 15-year-olds were given non-custodial sentences after raping two girls in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, by a judge at Southampton Crown Court who said he wanted to \u201cavoid criminalising these children unnecessarily\u201d. <!-- -->A third boy, now aged 14, was also convicted of his involvement in the second attack and an indecent images offence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One of the girls has now opened up about how she has been left with &#8220;vivid flashbacks&#8221;, saying she can &#8220;always feel their hands&#8221; on her and has been left living in fear.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37214831\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37214831\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.78\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fordingbridge Recreation Ground\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37214831.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_DX409JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37214831.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_DX409JPG.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37214831.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_DX409JPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37214831.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_DX409JPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Another victim was raped by the boys at Fordingbridge Recreation Ground\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Another victim was raped by the boys at Fordingbridge Recreation Ground<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/keir-starmer\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Keir Starmer<\/a> has announced the &#8220;distressing&#8221; case would be sent to the Court of Appeal for a review under the unduly lenient scheme. One of the victims <!-- -->One of the victims, who is now 15, told <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> Newsnight: \u201cWhy would you avoid criminalising someone who has done a criminal act?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThey did it, they need to understand that their actions do have consequences and they can\u2019t just get away with not being criminalised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Discussing how the crimes had affected her, the girl said: \u201cI feel like no matter what I do, I can always feel their hands on me, no matter how much I\u2019ve scrubbed, how much I\u2019ve tried to get the feeling away it\u2019s always there and it just doesn\u2019t feel like my body anymore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI get really vivid, vivid flashbacks, but they can come at random times, any place, anywhere, sometimes without triggers as well. <!-- -->I don\u2019t sleep at night, because I\u2019m worried something\u2019s going to happen. <!-- -->I struggle to get out of bed because I have no motivation to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The victim added that she was \u201closing out on the potential I would have had if none of this had happened\u201d. <!-- -->The girl\u2019s father said the family felt \u201canger\u201d over the sentences and that it was \u201cheartbreaking\u201d to see his daughter\u2019s confidence \u201cdrop to a low\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: \u201cWe have to put our faith in the justice system that they\u2019re going to do right by us and that\u2019s completely gone because they haven\u2019t protected her. <!-- -->She\u2019s still living this nightmare and will continue living it while they just carry on with their everyday lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/fordingbridge-rape-teens-victim-sentence-37214805\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A girl who was raped by teenage boys who avoided a prison sentence has told<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_DX411JPG.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}