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| Man convicted of bath girl rape | Man convicted of bath girl rape |
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| A man has been convicted of abducting a six-year-old girl from her bath and raping her. | A man has been convicted of abducting a six-year-old girl from her bath and raping her. |
| Peter Voisey snatched the girl from the ground-floor bathroom of her home in Willington Quay, North Tyneside. | Peter Voisey snatched the girl from the ground-floor bathroom of her home in Willington Quay, North Tyneside. |
| He drove her around the area, repeatedly sexually abused her, then abandoned her naked and screaming in a snow-covered alleyway last December. | He drove her around the area, repeatedly sexually abused her, then abandoned her naked and screaming in a snow-covered alleyway last December. |
| Voisey, 35, of Blyth, was warned by a judge he could face life in prison when he is sentenced on 1 December. | Voisey, 35, of Blyth, was warned by a judge he could face life in prison when he is sentenced on 1 December. |
| He was found guilty of abduction, rape and sexual assault at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday. | He was found guilty of abduction, rape and sexual assault at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday. |
| Now that the trial's over we can start to put this ordeal behind us Victim's mother | |
| Voisey - also known as Smith - of Renwick Road, was told by Judge David Hodson he would receive a life or indefinite sentence in order to protect the public. | Voisey - also known as Smith - of Renwick Road, was told by Judge David Hodson he would receive a life or indefinite sentence in order to protect the public. |
| After grabbing the girl from her bath, he put his hand over her mouth and told her that if she made a noise she would not see her family again. | After grabbing the girl from her bath, he put his hand over her mouth and told her that if she made a noise she would not see her family again. |
| He repeated the threat as he carried out the attacks. | He repeated the threat as he carried out the attacks. |
| Following the conviction, the girl's mother said: "My little girl was in the bath in her own home within earshot of everyone else in the flat, the back door was shut and I'd only just left the bathroom to go to another room when she was snatched. | Following the conviction, the girl's mother said: "My little girl was in the bath in her own home within earshot of everyone else in the flat, the back door was shut and I'd only just left the bathroom to go to another room when she was snatched. |
| Abduction case was huge challenge | Abduction case was huge challenge |
| "You wouldn't think you would have to lock all your doors this early in the evening to protect your children from anyone entering your home uninvited. | "You wouldn't think you would have to lock all your doors this early in the evening to protect your children from anyone entering your home uninvited. |
| "Now that the trial's over we can start to put this ordeal behind us." | "Now that the trial's over we can start to put this ordeal behind us." |
| During the three-week trial, the jury heard how Voisey had a previous conviction for molesting a 12-year-old girl in the changing rooms of a leisure centre in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in July 2001. | During the three-week trial, the jury heard how Voisey had a previous conviction for molesting a 12-year-old girl in the changing rooms of a leisure centre in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in July 2001. |
| The court was shown a footprint recovered from the bathroom by forensic investigators, which matched a pair of trainers he owned. | The court was shown a footprint recovered from the bathroom by forensic investigators, which matched a pair of trainers he owned. |
| DNA and mobile phone evidence was also presented and the jury heard how Voisey had scrapped his car and burned clothes in his back garden following the abduction. | DNA and mobile phone evidence was also presented and the jury heard how Voisey had scrapped his car and burned clothes in his back garden following the abduction. |
| Det Ch Insp Jim Napier, who led the investigation, said: "As the evidence built up against him we became more and more convinced that he had committed this crime, which I can only describe as horrific. | Det Ch Insp Jim Napier, who led the investigation, said: "As the evidence built up against him we became more and more convinced that he had committed this crime, which I can only describe as horrific. |
| Abduction police faced scepticism | Abduction police faced scepticism |
| "He was a total stranger to this family, he violated their home, he kidnapped a little girl to satisfy his own perverted desires and he has shown neither guilt nor remorse. | "He was a total stranger to this family, he violated their home, he kidnapped a little girl to satisfy his own perverted desires and he has shown neither guilt nor remorse. |
| "Today's conviction should ensure that he is not in a position to harm anyone else for many years to come." | "Today's conviction should ensure that he is not in a position to harm anyone else for many years to come." |
| The high-profile investigation was one of the most challenging the force has faced in recent years. | The high-profile investigation was one of the most challenging the force has faced in recent years. |