Man with HIV and his brother raped girl and got her pregnant in shocking West Yorkshire abuse case

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1. >Patrick Leonard, 23, of Bradford, accepted he had raped the girl at a time when he knew he was HIV positive, but thankfully she did not contract the disease.

   >The victim, who must not be identified for legal reasons, became pregnant as a result of Leonard’s abuse and Bradford Crown Court heard that she later gave birth to a child which was proven to be his by DNA tests.

   >The young teenager was also raped by Leonard’s younger brother Lannee Ksigwa who was 17 at the time.

   >Leonard admitted two rape offences ahead of his trial but was then found guilty of further rape charges by the jury. He was jailed for 24 years with an extended licence period of one year as “an offender of particular concern”.

   >Judge Andrew Hatton said Leonard’s offending involved grooming behaviour and the fact he knew he was HIV positive made his actions “remarkably reckless”.

   >”You also acknowledge that you were forceful, controlling and sometimes violent towards her when raping her,” said Judge Hatton.

   >Ksigwa, now 19, was found guilty of two rape offences by the jury and he was sentenced to 12 years detention in a young offenders institution.

   >Judge Hatton said the brothers were equally responsible for the severe psychological and physical harm suffered by the victim.

   >Both defendants will have to serve at least two-thirds of their sentences, but Leonard will only be released after 16 years if the Parole Board decide it is safe to do so.

   >The brothers will also have to register as sex offenders for the rest of their lives and the judge also imposed an indefinite restraining order which bans then from contacting the victim and others involved in the case.

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