Overview
- Kai Edwards, 18, was sentenced at Hull Crown Court on Friday to seven years in a young offenders' institution and must register as a sex offender for life.
- A jury found him guilty on February 13 of three rapes and one assault by penetration against three girls he met separately on social media.
- Prosecutors said he pressured the girls to have sex and ignored pleas to stop, leaving them with severe psychological harm, including one girl who woke from sleep to find him raping her.
- Edwards denied the crimes in court and claimed a conspiracy against him, while his lawyer cited immaturity and a difficult upbringing and noted he had no prior convictions but did have a caution.
- Detective Constable Lisa Grantham said the inquiry was lengthy and complex and urged victims of sexual offences to report abuse.