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A man who raped a child in a Toys R Us car park has been jailed.

Sick Connor Hiscocks, 22, was caught on CCTV during the attack under a stairwell in the car park last year.

Hiscocks, of Plymouth, Devon, cried in the dock as he was jailed for three years and four months at the city's crown court.

Sentencing Hiscocks, Judge Ian Lawrie told the defendant his victim was "an extremely vulnerable young lady".

He added that despite the fact he was a man of previous good character "your selfishness is of a truly staggering scale."

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Judge Lawrie told Hiscocks the girl was "deeply damaged before you met her" but "you have contributed to that damage".

He told the defendant he knew "exactly what you were doing" saying he "contributed to that harm and damage".

The offences happened between October 2015 and July 2016 when Hiscocks was aged 21, reports Plymouth Herald .

Judge Ian Lawrie said Hiscocks, of Diamond Avenue, Lipson, was "spectacularly emotionally immature".

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He noted how one of the charges of sexual activity with a child was a "specimen" count and covered a number of incidents and showed "persistent behaviour over six months".

He said the other count of sexual activity with a child was captured on CCTV in a public area – namely the stairwell of the Toys R Us car park, in Western Approach.

Taking into account aspects of the case and the findings of a thorough pre-sentence report, Judge Lawrie agreed with the probation officers' report that Hiscocks was not "someone who has an unhealthy interest in young girls".

However, he was "reluctant to come to terms with your offending", having "tended to blame [the girl]" which the judge said was "entirely inappropriate".

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Judge Lawrie sentenced Hiscocks to one year for inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and two years for the second count of sexual activity with a child, with the sentences to run concurrently.

The judge recommended an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order to be imposed upon Hiscocks and for him to remain on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.

After Hiscocks was led away by the dock officers, Judge Lawrie asked prosecutor Janice Eagles to pass on his thanks and appreciation to the young victim for coming forward and working with police to help bring the prosecution.

He added: "For all the other deficiencies in her life she is to be applauded for her courage."