A boy who became addicted to pornography after spending hours looking at extreme images on the internet raped a little girl, a court was told.
The boy, who is now 13 and from the Llandudno area, may also have seen his mother and her partner having sex, Mold Crown Court was told.
The court heard how he lived out his sexual fantasies between the age of ten and 12 by indulging in sex acts - which developed into attempted rape and rape - with a girl aged under eight, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The defendant, who in court sat with social workers and employees of a children’s development centre where he is now living, admitted sexual assault, rape and attempted rape.
The court heard he admitted abusing the little girl for about two years, playing out extreme fantasies based on extreme pornography he had seen on the internet.
Judge Niclas Parry said the boy had been brought up 'in a home that was clearly without sexual boundaries', and as a result no longer knew what 'normal' was.
Elen Owen, defending, described the case as 'extremely sad'.
She said that the boy, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, had been subjected to physical and emotional abuse, and said there had been an element of satisfying his emotional needs rather than just sexual gratification.
Judge Parry said that the young victim would need 'a great deal of work' to help her as a result of the abuse she suffered, and said it might take years for her to comprehend that what happened to her was not normal.
The court heard that the boy was neglected for seven years by his mother and physically abused by her partner, and that this was relevant to the way he behaved.
The judge at Mold Crown Court in North Wales, pictured, described the case as 'extremely sad'
It was also alleged that his mother had been aware something of a sexual nature had gone on, and was aware that he was spending hours day accessing indecent images on the internet, but she did nothing to help him.
The professionals who dealt with the boy said he was relieved when the matters were brought to a halt, the court heard.
The boy was seeking appropriate help to place his own boundaries and was seeking therapy to overcome his addiction to pornography.
Judge Parry said that while a custodial sentence might be appropriate given the crime, it would be best, not only for the boy but also for others and society in general, that he be given a sentence that would help him move forward rather than cause him further harm.
The boy was placed on a three-year youth rehabilitation order with supervision and a residency order so that he remains at the centre where he now lives.
He was also ordered to register with the police as a sex offender.
Culled from dailymail
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