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A dad who stamped on a child rapist for abusing his young son has told how he has no regrets over the attack - as the pervert was locked up for more than three years.

The furious father beat up the teenager after finding out he had raped his son when he was just six and seven years old.

As we reported earlier this week, he told the attacker “you don’t rape my kid” and “that’s what becomes of paedophiles” as he assaulted him in South Tyneside.

The dad, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his son, was given a suspended prison sentence for assault and a restraining order to keep him away from the teenager.

That meant he was not allowed to go into court to watch the 17-year-old being sentenced for raping his son.

Instead, the dad turned up and stood across the road from Newcastle Crown Court with a placard which said “Jail the paedo for raping my son”.

After the case, he said he was pleased he had attacked the teenager for putting his son through a nightmare.

And as the 30-year-old was talking to us outside court, a stranger approached him and handed him £500 cash to put towards his court costs.

The dad and his relatives would like to trace the woman, who gave her name as Katherine, to say thank you.

Asked how he felt about the case, the dad said: “I feel livid, frustrated and mentally tortured.

“But I’m pleased I attacked him. I’ve got no remorse.

“I’m not going to say sorry to someone who has put my son through a nightmare.

“I think it’s something anyone would have done in my position.”

After receiving the unexpected bundle of cash from the passing stranger, the dad said he has received lots of support from people.

He said: “I’ve had support from people coming up to us in the street.

“I have had support from all over the world and people have patted me on the back.

“I couldn’t go inside court for the sentencing hearing because of the restraining order but I couldn’t just stay at home and do nothing.”

He added: “The woman who has just handed me this cash is a complete stranger who just wanted to help me with the court costs after hearing about this. I’d like her to get in touch so we can say thank you properly.”

Other members of the boy’s family watched the teenager, who also cannot be named due to being a youth, being locked up for three years and three months.

He was convicted after a trial of two counts of rape and one of inciting a child into sexual activity.

The victim’s gran said outside court: “My grandson has gone through hell.

“The bairn is traumatised by it. Every day is a nightmare.

“It’s been horrendous. The bairn wanted him off the streets, he was terrified to bump into him.”

Members of the boy’s family said they feel his plight has been forgotten during the long court process.

They said outside court: “It seems our boy’s welfare just doesn’t come into it, its all about protecting the criminals.

“We just have to get on with it, we’ve had to do it as a family.”

The 17-year-old, who has no previous convictions and continues to protest his innocence, was found guilty of abusing the boy after a trial at youth court.

His case was sent to the crown court for sentence due to the seriousness of the offences.

The boy has had to have counselling because he was struggling to come to terms with what happened, the family said in a victim impact statement.

Prosecutor Mark Giuliani told the court the family say the boy had begun to put things behind him and move on until the trial and having to talk about things caused him to go back to square one.

They said since the trial he has been having nightmares and added that he is “not himself” and they feel he is feeling frustrated by everything.

Locking up the teenager, Judge Robert Adams commented that the defendant had had unrestricted access to pornography on the internet.

The judge added: “I take into account to some extent that he has been assaulted in a way he should not have been by people taking justice, as they see it, into their own hands.”

As well as sending him to a young offender institution, the judge told the teenager he must sign the sex offender register for life and was made subject to a restraining order banning him from contacting the boy.

Judge Adams, who banned publication of the teenager’s name, told him: “Despite your young age nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence can be justified.

“You will serve up to half in custody and will then be released on licence.”

Tom Moran, defending, said: “He maintains he did not commit any offence.

“Apart from being physically assaulted there has summary justice executed on him and, regrettably, his family as a whole.

“The family are hoping to move because of the harassment they have been subjected to.

“Obviously these cases arouse strong feelings and people are entitled to express their feelings as long as it is done lawfully.”

It was during a chance meeting in the street that the dad knocked the teenager to the ground and stamped on him as he screamed for help.

Another judge said his behaviour was “explicable but not excusable” and warned lawlessness and anarchy could result from people taking the law into their own hands.

The dad punched him in the face then hit him again with the same hand, which knocked him to the floor.

The victim pulled his bag over his head to try and protect himself and the dad stamped on his arms and hands as he screamed for help.

The court heard the teenager suffered cuts, bruises and swelling.

When the dad, who works full time and has no previous convictions for violence, was arrested he told police he was “upset” about what had happened to his son.

He was sentenced to eight months prison, suspended for two years, with supervision, programme requirements, £500 costs and an indefinite restraining order to stay away from his child’s attacker.