January 2014
Evesham teenager has been given a 15-year sentence for raping a girl under 13
Eric Griffith, aged 19, from Burford Road, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday, December 23, after he was convicted at Worcester Crown Court at a previous hearing.
A jury of eight women and four men also found him guilty of two counts of attempted rape of a child under 13 and three of sexual assault but cleared him of 13 other charges.
The offences came to light after one of the girls spoke up following a visit to their school by ChildLine, the child protection charity, which said children should have the confidence to speak out.
