A teenager had sex with a 14-year-old girl in bushes in Exeter. Benjamin Hole, now aged 18, thought the girl was 15 and consenting but she later complained she had been raped, Exeter Crown Court was told. He was conditionally discharged after a Judge criticised delays of almost two years in bringing the case to court, during much of which Hole has been subject to an overnight curfew. Tyre fitter Hole, of Woodwater Lane, Exeter, admitted sexual activity with a child. He denied rape and Judge...
Reported by Exeter Express and Echo 14 hours ago.
A teenager had sex with a 14-year-old girl in bushes in Exeter. Benjamin Hole, now aged 18, thought the girl was 15 and consenting but she later complained she had been raped, Exeter Crown Court was told. He was conditionally discharged after a Judge criticised delays of almost two years in bringing the case to court, during much of which Hole has been subject to an overnight curfew. Tyre fitter Hole, of Woodwater Lane, Exeter, admitted sexual activity with a child. He denied rape and Judge...
Reported by Exeter Express and Echo 14 hours ago.