A man from Bradford who built a relationship with a teenage girl using a fake name on Snapchat and Instagram has been jailed.

Earlier this year Rajae Paul, 26 from Bradford, built up a relationship with a 14-year-old girl on Snapchat and Instagram, using a fake name.

After a few weeks of chatting Paul arranged to meet with his victim in Bradford, the court heard.

On June 5, the teenage girl travelled to Bradford to meet with Paul.

The court heard how he took her to Peel Park and violently raped her.

On Thursday (Sept 11) Paul was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court to 13 years in jail.

Rajae Paul, 26, of Barmouth Terrace, Bradford, was convicted by a jury on August 14 on two counts of rape. | WYP

placeholder image — Rajae Paul, 26, of Barmouth Terrace, Bradford, was convicted by a jury on August 14 on two counts of rape. | WYP

He was also given a sexual harm prevention order for 25 years and was told to sign the sex offenders register for life.

Detective Constable Louise Clayton of Bradford District Safeguarding Unit said: “I would first like to recognise the sheer bravery of our victim in this case and for her courage to come forward and report this to police at such a young age. She has also been able to navigate the long and complex judicial process to get to this point.

“I hope today she can find comfort in the sentence, knowing that he cannot hurt her or any other woman again.

“Paul is a violent sex offender who lied from the very start and continued to lie throughout police interviews and in court. He has never shown any remorse for his actions.

“If you have been a victim of a sexual offence and haven’t yet reported it, we have specialist teams who will listen to you and support you throughout the process, it will be treated with the utmost sensitivity and professionalism.”