Outrage as 21-year-old man who raped 13-year-old girl walks free from court.

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A Scottish man who raped a 13-year-old girl in a park when he was 17 has been sentenced to community service instead of prison time by a judge who said incarceration was not "appropriate" for someone who was that age when the crimes were committed. The judge cited Scotland's sentencing guidelines for people under 25, which favor rehabilitation over punishment. The decision has been criticized by the Scottish Conservatives Party and rape crisis advocates, who called it "worryingly lenient." The man was also placed under supervision and put on the sex offenders' registry for three years.
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