December 2014 Man who had sex with girl, 14, in woodland is jailed A young man who had sex with a 14-year-old schoolgirl in woodland was jailed for three years and four months. Lewis Colclough pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child in November last year, when he was 20. Leicester Crown Court was told the defendant communicated with the girl on Facebook and they later exchanged phone text messages before meeting up. Judge Simon Hammond said: “He he took her to Leicester’s Braunstone Park. “She said she was cold and he hugged her and when they sat on a bench they hugged and kissed. “He took her into a wood and told her to get on the floor.” The judge said Colclough then had unprotected sex with the girl, who was a virgin. Afterwards he walked her away from the woods and told her not to tell anyone. However, the child’s mother found out and the defendant was arrested. Colclough, now aged 21, of Cressida Place, Braunstone, initially denied any wrongdoing, but his DNA was found on her jeans. Judge Hammond said: “This was planned. “He knew she was 14 and he took her into the woods. “She was a vulnerable girl with learning difficulties and there was a six year age gap. “These provisions in law are there to protect young girls from sexual predators, as in this case.” Judge Hammond said the pre-sentence report stated the defendant lacked insight into his offending and portrayed himself as the victim. In mitigation, Mary Loran said Colclough was immature for his years and left “emotionally crippled” by a difficult childhood. His mother left him on his grandmother’s doorstep when he was 15. Miss Loran said: “He stands by his guilty plea and has taken the first step in a long journey to address what he’s done. “He feels deep shame. “He’s a young man who makes incredibly bad decisions and has had no boundaries in life. “The victim did not want to make a complaint or even be involved in any part of this investigation at one time.” Jude Hammond told the defendant: “You have to learn sexual boundaries.” Colclough was placed on a sexual offences prevention order for 10 years and will also have to enrol on a sex offender register.