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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Gemma Bradley

Teenager raped schoolgirl after messaging her on Snapchat

A teenage boy downloaded images of bestiality after raping a 12-year-old girl, a court has heard.

Joseph Flynn, now 18, of Vista Road, Newton-Le-Willows appeared at Liverpool Youth Court on Wednesday. Cheryl Mottram, prosecuting, detailed that in early 2021, Flynn was 16 and began to send messages to a then 12-year-old girl.

She said the victim’s mother woke up at 7.45am and noticed a message from her daughter saying she was sleeping over at a friend's house, and when she checked her bedroom, saw that it was empty. Ms Mottram said: “She immediately panicked, as this was out of character for her daughter, so called the police and reported her as a missing person.”

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