Boy, 12, raped younger sister after viewing porn on games console
The boy will be placed on the sex offenders register for two and a half years, and work with social workers to return to the family home
A Microsoft Xbox games console. It is understood the boy had viewed pornography on an Xbox games console at a friend's house. Photograph: Virginie Lefour/EPA
A 12-year-old schoolboy who raped his seven-year-old sister after he watched hardcore pornography on the internet has walked free from court.
Social workers will now work with the boy to return him to the family home in the coming months.
Blackburn youth court heard the boy had viewed pornography in the company of his friends before he gained "a desire to try it out".
He committed a number of sexual offences against his sister between March and May last year but these came to light only last autumn.
The boy, now 13, pleaded guilty to one count of rape, two counts of indecent assault and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
In a statement, the offender said he was "disgusted" with his actions, which he promised would not happen again.
Sentencing him, district judge James Prowse said he thought it "highly improbable" that the boy would reoffend in this way. Prowse followed the recommendations of a youth offending team and imposed a 12-month referral order.
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