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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

Man found guilty of raping girl, 15, in sea off Bournemouth beach

Mugshot of Gabriel Marinoaica
Gabriel Marinoaica will be sentenced in April after being found guilty of three charges of sexual assault and rape. Photograph: Dorset police/PA

A 20-year-old man has been found guilty of the “brazen” rape of a 15-year-old girl after he took her out of her depth in the sea off Bournemouth beach.

A jury found Gabriel Marinoaica, of Darlaston, Walsall, guilty of three charges of sexual assault and rape. He was acquitted of a further charge of sexual assault by biting her neck.

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