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Lapland appeal court jails school rapist

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Rovaniemi Court of Appeal has increased the sentence handed down to a defendant for the rape and sexual assault of a 13-year-old in a school bathroom.

The defendant in the case was 16 years old when the attack occurred at Ainiovaara school, in the town of Ylitornio on the Finnish - Swedish border, in December 2023 .

Lapland District Court handed the defendant a 22-month suspended prison sentence after finding him guilty in November last year .

However, the appeal court increased his sentence to two years and three months , saying he must serve in prison.

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