Aged 14, he raped woman next door

MARK Gordon was 14 when he raped a young woman who lived next door at knifepoint.

He held her captive with a pair of garden shears and attacked her as her two children slept in the next room.

He had broken in through the bathroom window of her home in Florida armed with a kitchen knife and disguised himself with one of her nylon stockings. She was held captive for four hours.

Court documents released in Florida last night reveal the full extent of the horrific 1 8 attack which led to Gordon being sentenced to 40 years in jail.

The file seen by the Telegraph says: ‘The suspect placed a nylon stocking over his face to conceal his identity since he lived next door and was known by her.

‘The suspect was armed with a kitchen knife as well as a pair of hedge clippers and after the victim came out of her bedroom to investigate the dogs barking, came across the suspect lurking just outside her bedroom door.

‘The suspect ordered the victim back into the bedroom and… demanded that the victim undress.’

The legal document says Gordon admitted the April 2 rape when arrested in June 1 8 . He served 20 years before being deported to Britain in 2010.