Horror as three men jailed for 34.5 years after girl, 13, lured off street and raped

Three men arrested and jailed for rape of 13-year-old

Three men person been sentenced for the horrific rape of a 13-year-old miss they lured disconnected the street.

On Friday, 11 October, Paul Maxwell, 24, of Wood Lane Estates, Notting Hill, was sentenced to 12 and a fractional years.

Kayon Bhola, 29, of nary fixed address, and Jeremiah Jackson 24, of Longford Court, Notting Hill, were some jailed for 11 years.

All 3 men were fixed Sexual Harm Prevention Orders lasting 15 years.

It followed an in-depth probe by specializer Metropolitan Police detectives.

The victim, aged 13, near her location code connected September 30, 2023, and travelled into London wherever she encountered the 3 defendants astatine a Tube presumption successful Hammersmith.

Paul Maxwell expressed daze arsenic helium was arrested by constabulary (Image: METROPOLITAN POLICE)

They lured her backmost to Maxwell’s level wherever she was raped by each three, portion they sickeingly filmed their actions.

Detectives gathered a operation of forensic evidence, CCTV and telephone analysis. Working intimately with specialists from CPS London’s Rape and Serious Sexual Offences unit, they built up a lawsuit against the 3 defendants.

CCTV showed the radical travelling from the presumption towards the flat. In-depth telephone investigation besides revealed a abbreviated video clip of the 3 men carrying retired their attack. This grounds played a important portion successful convicting the 3 men.

Arrest footage released by the Met showed Maxwell say: "These accusations are getting connected my nerves."

Detective Constable Will Murphy, who led the investigation, said: “Firstly, I would similar to convey the unfortunate for her ongoing enactment successful this lawsuit and for her utmost bravery successful coming guardant and reporting this to police.

“This has been a challenging investigation. However, owed to the dedicated efforts of my squad we were capable to unafraid convictions, I anticipation the unfortunate feels that justness has been served.

Paul Maxwell (Image: Met Police)

Jeremiah Jackson (Image: Met Police)

"Today’s sentencing highlights however despicable this transgression was and Maxwell, Bhola and Jackson volition present look the consequences of their horrendous actions. The Met is present to enactment victims of intersexual assault, and to supply the champion attraction we can. Please bash not hesitate to travel to us.”

The unfortunate work retired a unfortunate interaction statement, a portion of which said: "I person gone implicit the day a cardinal times reasoning of what I could person done otherwise to alteration the result of what happened to me.

"No substance what I change, it would’ve ended the aforesaid way. This is due to the fact that these 3 men, afloat grown men, knew precisely what they were going to bash arsenic soon arsenic they saw maine astatine Hammersmith.

"I was caught alone, and vulnerable. But that shouldn't person mattered."

Kayon Bhola (Image: Met Police)

On July 22, each 3 defendants were recovered blameworthy of rape - with Maxwell convicted of an further number - pursuing a three-week proceedings astatine Southwark Crown Court.

A unit spokesperson added: "New Met for London is improving however we support women and girls from violence, mostly astatine the hands of predatory and abusive men. We promote victims to travel guardant and assistance america enactment an extremity to this utmost unit - to study rape oregon intersexual abuse."

Find retired more: https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/rsa/rape-and-sexual-assault/how-to-report-rape-and-sexual-assault/.