Cardiff Crown Court (Image: PA)
A TEENAGER has been found guilty of raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl following a trial.
Jacob Dallimore, now 18, of Beaufort Road, St Julians, Newport, was convicted by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court.
He was remanded in custody following the guilty verdict and sentence was adjourned to March 18.
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Judge Richard Williams warned Dallimore he would be assessed for his potential dangerousness and a pre-sentence report was ordered.
The defendant had denied the charge against him.
The rape took place in Newport in September 2019, when Dallimore would have been 15 or 16.
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