Snapchat rapist, 28, who tricked schoolgirl, 13, right into a automobile is jailed

A 28-year-old Snapchat predator who used alcohol to lure a 13-year-old schoolgirl to his automobile earlier than raping her has been jailed for 10 years.

Rhodri Llyr Griffiths raped and sexually assaulted his younger sufferer after tricking her into moving into his automobile earlier than driving her to a hospital automobile park in Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, final 12 months.

After the horrifying rape he laughed at her and mentioned: ‘I wager you will not meet up with anybody else anytime quickly’. 

The assault left the sufferer traumatised and she or he tried to take her personal life simply months afterwards. 

A sentencing listening to at Newport Crown Court on Thursday heard the sufferer was contacted on Snapchat by an account within the identify of ‘James Davies’ whereas she was at residence alone. 

She didn’t know the particular person however accepted the buddy request. Upon doing so she acquired sexualised messages with the particular person providing her as much as £750 to carry out oral intercourse on her, which she refused.

The man behind the account requested her to ship an image of herself. She did so and informed him she was 13 years outdated. When she requested the person: ‘How do I do know you are not a serial killer?’ he despatched a video of a person which he purported was himself. 

He requested the sufferer if she needed something and she or he informed him she needed a bottle of vodka to take to a celebration.

Prosecutor Owen Williams mentioned the sufferer organized to satisfy up with the person that night time after he attended an Asda retailer to buy the vodka and she or he gave him her handle. 

Upon arriving at a grassy space close to her residence the person despatched a photograph of his automobile to the sufferer who got here out in her pyjamas to satisfy him.

She bought into the passenger-side door of his automobile and seconds later realised the person within the driver’s seat was not the person she had seen within the video however the defendant. 

She was confused at first and requested if she had bought into the unsuitable automobile however Griffiths responded: ‘It’s advantageous, it is advantageous’. 

She informed him to cease the automobile and let her out however he responded by passing her the vodka bottle and mentioned: ‘Have this’. 

The automobile doorways have been locked and when requested by the sufferer the place they have been going he mentioned: ‘We’re going for a drive.’

Upon arriving at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Griffiths parked up and informed the sufferer to get into the again seat. 

She did not need to however feared the defendant would kill her if she did not. As he bought into the again seat Griffiths was smiling and started utilizing his tongue to kiss the sufferer who tried to withstand however she turned frozen with worry. 

He then raped the schoolgirl in a terrifying ordeal.

During the assault the sufferer informed him ‘no’ and repeatedly informed him to cease and get off however Griffiths continued. 

Once he had completed he bought into the driving force’s seat and drove off leaving the sufferer on the again seat. 

As he drove her again to her home Griffiths laughed and mentioned: ‘I wager you will not meet up with anybody else anytime quickly.’ 

He dropped her off exterior her residence and handed her the bottle of vodka. 

The sufferer bumped into her residence, deleted the James Davies account from Snapchat, and spoke to her buddy about what had occurred. Days later she broke down in tears and informed her mom what had occurred.

The police have been known as and Griffiths, of Highland Gardens, Neath Abbey, Neath Port Talbot, was arrested the subsequent day. 

In his interview the defendant claimed the sexual contact between him and the sufferer was consensual and denied having sexual activity together with her. 

The defendant later pleaded responsible to rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault, and sexual communication with a toddler.

The courtroom heard he was of earlier good character.

In a sufferer private assertion the sufferer’s mom mentioned: ‘It’s a mum or dad’s worst nightmare. Lying in mattress that night time feeling sick to my abdomen hoping what she had informed me was not true. 

‘It was like my mind could not course of that taking place. How can somebody do one thing so terrible and the way may it occur to my daughter? Our complete lives have modified and I’m heartbroken for my daughter. 

‘I really feel huge guilt I did not shield her or maintain her secure. The considered her going by way of that and I wasn’t there to assist her eats away at me day-after-day.’

The sufferer’s mom mentioned the impact on her daughter has been ‘horrific’ together with her scrubbing her pores and skin purple uncooked within the bathe and refusing to eat or drink. 

She mentioned she was now not in a position to work as her daughter felt unable to attend faculty and her daughter had taken an overdose months after the incident in an try and take her personal life.

The mom added: ‘I maintain wishing it occurred to me so I may take her ache away… I maintain pondering: “What if she does something one day to end her life like she’s been suggesting and I’m not there to stop her?” 

‘Her psychological well being has been terrible and she or he’s requested when she’s going to really feel her regular self once more and might’t take the ache she feels day-after-day. I’m consistently nervous about her and what she’s going to do.

‘I’ve had an emotional breakdown myself consistently worrying and watching over her and to verify she would not reach her plan. No mom ought to have on their thoughts their baby needs to die and the considered what would occur if she did succeed. My life could be over in addition to hers.’

In her assertion the sufferer mentioned: ‘I really feel like my life and childhood has been destroyed. I’ve by no means hated my physique as a lot as I do now. I’ve spent hours within the bathe scrubbing my pores and skin till it is purple uncooked. 

‘When I look within the mirror or shut my eyes I see him laughing…. All I need to do is sleep the day away. I’ll by no means really feel joyful once more. Even faculty is an excessive amount of for me….

‘I can not take a look at one other male with out feeling uncomfortable, I’ll by no means belief one other male once more. When I see a person with glasses or a purple automobile I panic.. I do not really feel secure leaving residence. 

‘I get up with gut-wrenching worry and terror. All I can assume is: “Why did I wake up? Why can’t this all be a dream? Why did this happen to me?” No matter how a lot counselling and remedy I’ll have when I’m prepared I’ll by no means be the identical lady once more….

‘I assumed it could have been simpler if he killed me as I would not should reside day-after-day and really feel this fashion. I really feel crippled with guilt…. He’s ruined my life. My life has modified fully. I do not need to do something anymore. 

‘I need to keep in my bed room on my own. Life will at all times be a continuing battle however I pray I’ll discover some peace in my head and really feel myself once more however I do know it should take a very long time.’

In mitigation Nigel Fryer mentioned his consumer was remorseful for his behaviour however this was rejected by Judge Daniel Williams. He referred to the defendant’s responsible pleas and of his earlier good character.

Sentencing, Judge Williams mentioned: ‘You have been clearly having fun with what you have been placing her by way of… I do not settle for for a second you’ve any remorse or regret for what you probably did. 

‘You have a gentle type of autism however that does not impression your culpability with what you probably did. You mentioned you had by no means had any sexual expertise till your now-pregnant companion with whom you fashioned a relationship and also you felt as if you’d missed out.

‘You pose a excessive threat of great hurt to feminine youngsters within the type of sexual violence… You deliberate this and meant to make use of alcohol to facilitate the offence. You have induced extreme psychological hurt in a protracted incident.’

Griffiths was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months imprisonment with an prolonged licence interval of 5 years. He will serve two-thirds of the custodial sentence earlier than he will probably be thought of for parole. 

He was made topic to intercourse offender notification necessities indefinitely and to a sexual hurt prevention order and restraining order for 15 years.

Following the listening to Gwent Police detective constable Georgia Dunne, the officer within the case, mentioned: ‘We’d wish to thank the sufferer and witnesses for coming ahead and reporting the incident to the police. 

‘They have proven super bravery and resilience all through the investigation and the next courtroom course of. Rhodri Griffiths is a harmful man, and we welcome the sentence supplied by the courts and hope that he makes use of this time to replicate on his actions.’

Detective chief inspector Matthew Sedgebeer, the senior investigating officer, mentioned: ‘The behaviour displayed by Rhodri Griffiths means that there might be extra victims who might not have come ahead. 

‘We hope this consequence exhibits anybody who’s a sufferer of sexual assault that they are going to be listened to, believed, and revered. We take all allegations very critically and if a report is made to us we examine it totally. 

‘We need to reassure anybody contemplating doing so that there’s a complete vary of help on the market not solely from Gwent Police however from companion companies who may also help you thru the complete course of.’