Man jailed for rape of girl, 13
A 34-year-old Southsea man has been jailed for 11 years for the ‘horrific’ rape of a 13-yearold girl whom he winked at as she walked to school.
Denis Kadena, of Yorke Street, drove past the schoolgirl in Totton when he stopped and persuaded her to get into his vehicle on September 14.
He then sexually assaulted her before tricking her into the back of his van where he raped her.
Kadena, of Yorke Street, was convicted of rape and sexual assault by a jury at Southampton Crown Court and sentenced to 11 years in prison with a four-year licence extension with a lifetime sexual harm prevention order.
A Hampshire police spokeswoman said: ‘The sentence comes after the girl reported that whilst she was making her way back to school... an unknown man in a white van approached her and offered her a lift – which she accepted under false pretences offered by Kadena.
‘Kadena had initially passed the girl, winked at her, before turning the van around to follow her. Whilst in the van, Kadena sexually assaulted her before driving her to a layby.
‘He then told her that he needed help with something in the back of the van, where he raped her.’
Kadena was arrested on September 20 after a police officer spotted him driving in the area and recognised him from the description given by the victim.
Detective inspector
Claire Shawley said: ‘This was a horrific attack on a young girl. Understandably, this was a traumatic ordeal for her and I would like to commend her bravery and courage in helping us bring this dangerous man to justice.
‘I hope this sentence brings her some comfort.’
*More than 1,600 suspected rapists reportedly ‘charged’ by police over the last five years have been charged with other offences, new figures have revealed.
And excluding British Transport Police, it was Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary which ranked top.
Nearly a quarter of ‘charged’ outcomes in the five years ending September 2022 were ‘charged with alternative offence’ in the county – more than twice the national rate.