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Man admits girl's rape and kidnap Life term for girl's rape, kidnap
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A convicted rapist has admitted the kidnap and rape of a girl of 15 from north Wales last October. A convicted rapist been jailed for life for the kidnap and rape of a girl of 15 from north Wales last October.
Alan Grant, also known as Alan Weston, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, was jailed in 1991 for 12 years for raping a woman in her Sussex home.Alan Grant, also known as Alan Weston, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, was jailed in 1991 for 12 years for raping a woman in her Sussex home.
Grant, 49, forced the girl into his van in Wrexham, subjecting her to a 15-hour "horrendous" ordeal before freeing her 70 miles (113km) away in Bangor. Grant, 49, forced the girl into his van in Wrexham, subjecting her to a 15-hour "horrendous" ordeal.
He pleaded guilty at Mold Crown Court on Friday and will be sentenced later. He pleaded guilty at Mold Crown Court and the judge recommended that he should at least serve seven years.
Greater Manchester probation service said Grant had finished a supervision order after his first conviction for rape around six weeks before he abducted and raped the 15-year-old girl.Greater Manchester probation service said Grant had finished a supervision order after his first conviction for rape around six weeks before he abducted and raped the 15-year-old girl.
The teenager was snatched near Summerhill Road in the Highfield area of Wrexham on Friday 20 October.The teenager was snatched near Summerhill Road in the Highfield area of Wrexham on Friday 20 October.
The girl was eventually freed 70 miles (113km) away in Bangor
Police were alerted by a member of the public who said the girl was being forced into a van.Police were alerted by a member of the public who said the girl was being forced into a van.
Sexual offendingSexual offending
She was released 15 hours later on the outskirts of Bangor in Gwynedd. The subsequent inquiry involved six UK police forces before eventually leading to Grant. The subsequent inquiry involved six UK police forces before eventually leading to Grant.
At the time police said the girl had undergone a "horrendous" ordeal before being found.At the time police said the girl had undergone a "horrendous" ordeal before being found.
Grant has a history of violent sexual offending.Grant has a history of violent sexual offending.
He had been jailed for 12 years in 1991 after raping a woman having beaten her husband and locked him in a cupboard at their home in Wisborough Green, West Sussex.He had been jailed for 12 years in 1991 after raping a woman having beaten her husband and locked him in a cupboard at their home in Wisborough Green, West Sussex.
He committed the rape, dubbed the "Straw Dogs attack" after a film in which a similar incident occurred, after escaping from Stafford Prison, where he had been serving five years for burglary.He committed the rape, dubbed the "Straw Dogs attack" after a film in which a similar incident occurred, after escaping from Stafford Prison, where he had been serving five years for burglary.
Grant broke into the couple's cottage wearing a mask and armed with a pump-action shotgun, then tied up the man before raping his 26-year-old wife.Grant broke into the couple's cottage wearing a mask and armed with a pump-action shotgun, then tied up the man before raping his 26-year-old wife.