A man has been jailed for raping a 13-year old girl, whom he bribed with money and a talking teddy bear.

Lawrence Fernandes, of Foundry Lane, Southampton, met the girl through an online chat room and travelled from Hampshire to Devon to meet her.

The 35-year-old was found guilty of two rapes and two counts of indecency that all took place 10 years ago.

Fernandes was jailed for six years at Exeter Crown Court by Recorder Mr Ignatius Hughes.

The court heard Fernandes raped her in a lane near her Teignmouth home the first time they met.

The church-going air cadet volunteer gave the vulnerable girl a novelty teddy bear in which he recorded his own voice telling her he loved her and asked her to listen to it every night before she went to sleep.

The abuse only ended when the girl confronted him in a public park in Teignmouth and shouted at him that he was a paedophile and to leave her alone.

Mr Hughes said: "You exploited her vulnerability to satisfy your paedophilic leanings.

"You acted with a degree of determination. You plied her with alcohol and gifts and there was a significant degree of planning."

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A man has been jailed for raping a 13-year old girl, whom he bribed with money and a talking teddy bear.

Lawrence Fernandes, of Foundry Lane, Southampton, met the girl through an online chat room and travelled from Hampshire to Devon to meet her.

The 35-year-old was found guilty of two rapes and two counts of indecency that all took place 10 years ago.

Fernandes was jailed for six years at Exeter Crown Court by Recorder Mr Ignatius Hughes.

The court heard Fernandes raped her in a lane near her Teignmouth home the first time they met.

The church-going air cadet volunteer gave the vulnerable girl a novelty teddy bear in which he recorded his own voice telling her he loved her and asked her to listen to it every night before she went to sleep.

The abuse only ended when the girl confronted him in a public park in Teignmouth and shouted at him that he was a paedophile and to leave her alone.

Mr Hughes said: "You exploited her vulnerability to satisfy your paedophilic leanings.

"You acted with a degree of determination. You plied her with alcohol and gifts and there was a significant degree of planning."

Newstac.com is a tech-based site that is dedicated to bringing you the latest technology news and updates around the globe with its exciting features and categories to choose from. Visit us at newstac.com

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