Kenton Quinn bought vodka and gave it to the schoolgirl in ‘large quantities’ before he raped her
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A predator plied a young girl with alcohol before committing a rape at a house party.
Kenton Quinn, a convicted rapist, executed the attack on a girl of secondary school age in Teesside. Teesside Crown Court was told that both were present at the same event and Quinn provided her with vodka.
The prosecutor, Shaun Dodds, stated that the 21-year-old deceived her about his age claiming himself to be 16 and started supplying her with alcohol. However, the minor fell sick as Quinn performed the sexual assault.
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Mr Dodds said: “She felt like she was losing control and struggled to walk as she was dizzy. At one point the defendant pulled her onto his knee.”
The court heard the victim went to the bathroom as she felt sick but was followed by Quinn who then attacked her. Mr Dodds said despite the girl telling him to stop he “ignored” her. The teenager was left with lacerations following the attack and Quinn left. The court heard the victim also left the party and immediately reported the rape.
Mr Dodds said the Stockton man was arrested the following day and denied any sexual activity. However, Quinn was later snared by forensic evidence. He later pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and sex assault. The brave teenager and her family attended court on Wednesday and her victim impact statement was read out by her father.
The girl stated, “I am unable to stop reminiscing about the night it transpired. I feel contaminated, humiliated, and terrified. Constantly feeling as if someone is about to attack me, I am continuously anxious, particularly when outside. Thoughts of suicide cross my mind daily. I have trouble sleeping, and when I do, I am haunted by dreadful flashbacks. I feel disconnected, as if I’m living life through a television screen or another person’s perspective. It seems as if no one comprehends what I am enduring.”
Quinn is a convicted perpetrator of rape, and in September the previous year, he was given an extended jail sentence for assaulting and raping another woman. Teesside Live previously reported that he confessed to rape just moments before his trial was set to begin. He also confessed to committing actual bodily harm against the victim.
The defendant was sentenced to 13 years in a reformatory for young offenders. He was informed that he will serve nine years in prison and spend four years on parole in the community. Expected to attend court via video link for his most recent offenses, Quinn did not appear from his prison cell, with the excuse given to Judge Howard Crowson being that he was indisposed.
Tom Bennett, representing Quinn in court, requested a reduction for the defendant’s admissions of guilt and argued that the defendant had not “deliberately purchased alcohol to intoxicate the complainant with the intent to exploit her.” However, Judge Crowson rejected this argument.
Sentencing, he said: “His target was not used to drinking and it would have been obvious to everyone she was unwell. Someone in that condition requires care not exploitation but Kenton Quinn took advantage. It was his intention that she should be incapacitated which is why he bought vodka and gave it to her in such large quantities.”
The judge added that Quinn’s crimes caused “physical harm and very long-term emotional and psychological harm”. The court heard that a further extended sentence is required as “the danger that he poses is greater than the danger that was assessed”. Quinn, previously of Bridge Road, Stockton, was handed a further seven year prison sentence with a further two-year extension.
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