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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.

The 20-year-old was bailed by police and went on to carry out a sex attack on a second boy in a different park.

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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, DerbyshireLive reports.

In statements read to the court, the first victim told how he 'feels dirty inside and out' after being violated by Lanchester.

Prosecutor Daren Samat

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