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A BOY of 12 who raped a nine-year-old girl has been spared a custodial sentence after a judge heard that he had been acting out pornographic scenes he had seen on the internet.

The boy from a Scottish island community had viewed hardcore pornography then copied what he saw with the girl who lived next door.

At the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday the judge, Lady Smith, decided that the boy, now aged 14, should be dealt with at a children’s hearing where control and supervision could be exercised over the youngster.

“It can provide a clear structure in which you can be firmly guided and instructed how to behave… you should [not] and must not regard pornography as any guide at all as to how to behave sexually,” said Lady Smith.
The court was told that a generation of youngsters was in danger of growing up with a “skewed” view of sex because of easily accessible website images.


The boy admitted charges of raping the girl and sexually assaulting her.
The advocate-depute, Jane Farquharson, told the court that the boy, who had never been in trouble before, was placed in residential care after the offences came to light.

Ani-Nation

Jun 3 2012, 06:56 PM

Remember that kid who buried his head in sand because of Naruto?

Byakko

Jun 3 2012, 07:49 PM

I think it boils down to the parents, like Zero said. You might not be able to watch your kid every minute of every day but a certain amount of control has to be done with kids that age, especially when the internet is involved. I also think that the kid acting out like that shows that he doesn't know much about sex outside of porn. It's like anything exaggerated, people need to be taught to understand what's fake and acted and isn't acceptable and what is.

Byakko

Jun 3 2012, 10:56 PM

Maybe not, but it's better to sit your child down and tell them about the birds and the bees. If he's going and looking at loads of porn and thinking that's normal, he obviously hasn't been told much, if anything.

Sousen Ichimonji

Jun 3 2012, 11:40 PM

Byakko

Jun 3 2012, 10:56 PM

Maybe not, but it's better to sit your child down and tell them about the birds and the bees. If he's going and looking at loads of porn and thinking that's normal, he obviously hasn't been told much, if anything.

When was the last time you said "hey mum, just going to go watch some porn now."

It's pretty likely that the parents knew almost nothing of his viewing habits, at least little enough to consider sitting him down and setting moral standards. I honestly don't know who to blame in this situation, but it isn't the parents fault as strictly speaking as it isn't the porn industries fault.