A judge precising over the harrowing Hampshire rape trial handed down a sentence that sparked outrage after three boys convicted of raping two girls in separate attacks were spared jail, in part due to intellectual impairments - here are his comments in full. The sentencing last month proved controversial after the trio were found guilty of 10 counts of rape between them for sexual assaults in 2024 and 2025. They were given youth rehabilitation orders and avoided jail. Following sentencing, the