ILKESTON MAN JAILED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON BOYS
A paedophile who raped a boy as he walked home from a fair and then attacked a second teenager months later has been locked up.Anthony Lanchester grabbed his first victim and dragged him to a secluded area before raping him.
Nottingham Crown Court heard how the offences took place in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, in 2024 and 2025.
Prosecutor Daren Samat read out two victim impact statements made by the teenagers, with the first victim saying he 'feels dirty inside and out' after being violated by Lanchester.
The first victim told how he 'feels dirty inside and out' after being violated by Lanchester.
Prosecutor Daren Samat said: '[The victim] feels like everyone is going to judge him and has made him feel run down.
In statements read to the court, the first victim told how he 'feels dirty inside and out' after being violated by Lanchester.
The second teenager said in a statement that he was scared of having to come to court and give evidence as it 'brought it all back'.
Tom Welshman, defending, said Lanchester was only 19 at the time of the offences.
He said: "The victims' personal statements are clearly moving and show these are very serious offences which have had serious consequences and have had a serious effect on them.
"He is perhaps a childlike man with certain childlike qualities.
"At the time Lanchester was an isolated person without many friends who was being picked on but that does not excuse what he did." Sentencing, Judge Mark Watson said: "I have read the first victim’s impact statement.
"He says all he wanted to do was cry in the corner, he said he felt dirty on the inside but he has nothing to be ashamed of." Lanchester, of Stringer Close, Ilkeston, was convicted by jurors of rape and sexual assault following a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
He was detained in a young offender institution for six-and-a-half years.
The defendant - who had no previous convictions - was also handed a lifetime sexual harm prevention order and was placed on the sex offender register for life.
