Locked up but released early, serial sex offender drugs and rapes 12 year-old girl in Hull park

Christian Grant, 19, admitted raping the schoolgirl on July 7 last year in Pearson Park, Hull.

He had been released early on licence from a young offenders' institute, where he had been locked up for threatening behaviour.

Judge Roger Thorn QC described him as having a "terrible" criminal record and ruled he is a significant danger to the public.

Grant has been sectioned indefinitely under the Mental Health Act and placed in a secure unit.

Prosecutor James Sampson told Hull Crown Court on Friday the young girl was "a vulnerable and immature child".

Grant, of Queens Road, Hull, gave the victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, amphetamines and vodka before they had sex.

He then threatened her, saying he would attack someone with a brick if she failed to have sex with him.

The terrified girl told the police: "He said he wanted sex and I said 'no'. He said he would go and hurt someone. He was throwing bricks. I had to do it or it would have got worse."

Grant, who has a string of convictions, was caught exposing himself to 14-year-old girls in June 2007.

In April of the same year he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in a park and in February last year he made threats to kill people.

At the time of the rape he was subject to licence conditions and was told not to contact children under 16 or visit parks or playgrounds in Hull or nearby Hessle.

He was released from his prison sentence on July 3 after only serving 18 days of a 40-day sentence.

Judge Thorn QC told Grant said: "You have a terrible criminal history of previous sex offending and of making threats to kill.

"It is agreed you suffer from a psychotic disorder. You are a significant danger to the public."

Grant was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life.