Three teenage boys who filmed the rape of a 15-year-old girl in a Hampshire underpass have escaped custodial sentences. The youths, who were between 13 and 14 at the time of the attacks in Fordingbridge, were sentenced yesterday at Southampton Crown Court to youth rehabilitation orders rather than prison terms.
Prosecutors said the assaults in 2024 and 2025 were brazenly filmed on mobile phones, with footage showing the boys laughing and encouraging each other. The ruling has prompted strong criticism from police, who argue the sentences fail to reflect the severity of the crimes.
