A "predatory" pedophile imprisoned for raping a seven-year-old boy in a water park bowed his head in shame and wept.
Oliver Lafley, 24, subjected victims to her three-year "rape campaign," driving young people to attempt suicide.
The "Predator" was jailed for 21 years after he began abusing his victims. he was only seven years old.
However, Lafley continues to maintain his innocence.
A Criminal Court in Liverpool heard that Lafley, from St. Helens, Merseyside, began grooming the boy in his late teens by purchasing gifts such as toy cars and teddy bears.
He used violence, including twisting his arm behind his back, to ensure the victim's silence.
The first time Raffley touched the boy's penis, he "told me not to tell anyone or go to jail and never see me again," said Liverpool Echo. reporting.
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His abuse escalated, South He raped a young man in his bus in Liverpool Swimming and in a cubicle at Splash World in Southport.
Raffley threatened to have the boy stranded in these places if he did not give in to his perverted desires.
This 24-year-old man also engaged in sexual acts. The abuse continued until he was nine years old.
Police later found 32 photographs of the defendant's bedroom showing the boy naked in his mobile phone.
Indecent images of other children were found on his computer, but Roughley still denies having committed any heinous crimes.
One of his court officials present at the hearing appeared visibly shaken as a result of the evidence, and many of the details of the case were too frightening to be made public. was.
A statement read on behalf of the boy's mother highlighted the "huge impact" of Lafley's crime.
She said he "became a sad and angry boy" whose son had tried to take his own life "many times."
She revealed that she could not stand being hugged by his family because he "didn't want to be touched."
The statement added: His son was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Meanwhile, a statement written by his grandmother said:
"You have robbed him of his innocence and his childhood. You show no remorse for your actions and think you have done nothing wrong." 75}
Defense attorney David Watson told the court: crime.
"I draw the court's attention to the defendant's age and maturity, or lack thereof.
"A very serious detention sentence is inevitable.
Lafley was found guilty of four counts of rape, six counts of sexual assault, one count of inciting a child to have sex, three counts of creating lewd images, three counts of creating lewd images, and one count of was unanimously found guilty by the jury.
After the trial in June, he was accused of possessing pornographic images.
Judging Judge David Swinnerton said, "You were sexually attracted to him and had a sexual interest in young boys." It's clear from the images of other children you had on your computer:
"You groomed him, forced him, bought him things, and kept him from telling you.
"Not only did you hurt him badly, you hurt his entire family. You show no remorse and continue to deny any wrongdoing.
"You deny any sexual interest in the child. That is clearly a lie.
"For three years you manipulated him with gifts and threats and sexually abused him. I kept going. This was predatory, premeditated and sustained sexual abuse of young children.
"When given the opportunity, you acted as a predatory pedophile. Clearly and seriously, committing further crimes that inevitably cause serious harm, as happened here."
"I view this as a rape campaign. There was a lot of planning and extensive grooming." and was handed a sexual harassment prevention order and notification requirement that runs indefinitely.
Before his release, he will serve at least two-thirds of his sentence.
Judge Swinnerton also imposed a life injunction barring him from contacting the boy or his parents, and ordered the confiscation and destruction of the seized electronic devices.
