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Judge cites intellectual limits in teen rape leniency
A judge spared three teenage boys from jail after sentencing them to youth rehabilitation orders for multiple rapes in Hampshire, citing their profound intellectual impairments and potential for rehabilitation. The boys, aged 13 to 15 at the time, had been convicted of raping two girls in separate incidents, with one defendant having an IQ in the bottom 1% and significant neurological issues. The judge emphasized the importance of individualized, non-custodial sentencing focused on rehabilitation rather than punishment, with the sentences now being reviewed by the Court of Appeal.
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