A British soldier has been jailed for nine years for drunkenly raping a six-year-old girl in her bedroom.
Craig Stormey in court
A British soldier named Craig Stormey, 30 has bagged a 9-year jail term for raping a 6-year old girl in a drunken state. He allegedly left his skiing course to have sex with the innocent girl in her bedroom. He was on an alpine skiing course with the 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in the Stubai Valley, Austria, when the horrific assault took place.
The Judge, Norbert Hofer heavily frowned at the crime considering the severity of the attack and the pains the minor must have passed through.
The court at Innsbruck, in the province of Tyrol, heard that the attack took place in November 2014 when the Afghanistan veteran drunkenly entered an unlocked house, stripped off and started to perform sexual acts on the sleeping child.
The girl's father narrates the ordeal before the court:
‘'I was lying in my bed and saw a figure holding a child in his arms. I was half asleep and first thought it was my wife but then I realised she was lying next to me. Then I saw the naked stranger in another room with my daughter. I completely flipped and hit him several times in the face".
Craig Stormey was arrested and placed in detention while on trial.
The assaulted little girl was reportedly taken to the hospital for medical attention. The medical records were included in backing up the case against the British soldier. The soldier was also tested for being mentally ill which came out negative. He pleaded guilty and apologized to the girl and her parents.
Meanwhile, the soldier's Lawyer, Mr Szabo is making concrete plans to appeal the case.