Man jailed for luring 4yo girl away from front yard and violently raping her
A man who approached a four-year-old girl playing in the front yard of a house at a Darwin town camp and lured her away to violently rape her has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Nathaniel Farrell, 34, has been jailed in the Northern Territory Supreme Court for raping a four-year-old girl in a Darwin town camp. The court heard that Farrell lured the girl away with watermelon while she was playing in her front yard. He then removed her nappy and violently digitally raped her before reattaching the nappy. The girl's mother noticed her missing and called the police.
DNA evidence linked Farrell to the crime. Chief Justice Michael Grant sentenced Farrell to 10 years in prison with a seven-year non-parole period, stating that he had a history of violence against women and that his prospects for rehabilitation were "all but extinguished".
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