ENGELAND - An asylum seeker who abducted and raped a 12-year-old girl has been given a 16-year sentence.

The attack by Afghan national Ahmad Mulakhil last summer led to protests in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Jurors last month found the 23-year-old guilty of rape, abduction, sexual assault and taking an indecent video. He also pleaded guilty to a count of rape of a child under 13 ahead of the hearing at Warwick Crown Court in February. Mulakhil was told he would serve 15 years in prison and an extra 12 months on licence. Judge Kristina Montgomery KC, passing sentence at the same court, said the girl had suffered "psychological harm" as a result of his attack, with ongoing trauma and medical issues. She said the girl had been "left alone in the park in the darkness" after the attack, she was very distressed and was "looking over her shoulder" to see if her attacker would return. (BBC)