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O’Neill pushed his terrified victim, 65, into a field before attacking
him, forcing him to perform a sex act on him and then attempting to rape
him again.
His elderly victim was unable to fight back as he suffers from a
condition which restricts the use of his limbs, Nottingham Crown Court
heard.
The judge took the unusual step of naming and releasing a photo of the teenager because of the seriousness of the crime.
O’Neill was jailed indefinitely for ‘public protection’ but must
serve at least three-and-a-half years behind bars after a judge heard
the drunk and drug-crazed teenager had subjected his victim to the
sickening ten minute assault on August 4, saying ‘We’re going to have
some fun together.’
He pleaded guilty to three serious sexual assault charges, plus two charges of robbery and charge of theft.
Hours earlier, O’Neill and an accomplice had been involved in the robbery of a mobile phone from a 24-year-man.
The robbery occurred on the site of the old Sherwood Colliery when
the pair, who were part of a larger group, followed the 24-year-old.
The first male – who was never identified – hit the victim around the
head with a bottle before O’Neill grabbed him in a bear hug.
The victim fell to the floor and was kicked unconscious, although he
recalled O’Neill ordering the other perpetrator to stop because the
victim was disabled.
The victim later woke up and realised his mobile phone and keys were
missing. The next morning, O’Neill was part of a group who entered Cox’s
Supermarket in Mansfield Woodhouse at around 6.30am, with O’Neill
stealing a bottle of vodka.
Around 90 minutes later and still carrying the stolen vodka, he
approached the disabled 65-year-old victim near an allotment site,
before escorting him to a field.
O’Neill made the man perform a sex act on him as well committing rape and attempted rape.
Following the ordeal, O’Neill asked the man if he had any money on
him and took his mobile phone before throwing it away. He then ordered
him lay down until he had left the area.
Source: Daily Mail