A man has been found guilty of raping a 12-year-old family friend after subjecting her to a “horrific reign of abuse” over months. Brijeshkumar Barot, from Harrow, was convicted on Wednesday of the rape and sexual assault of a child under the age of 13 at Southwark Crown Court.
The girl had been entrusted to Barot by her parents and he often would look after her for short period of time between December 2014 and February 2015. But during that time Barot, described as “predatory” and “manipulative” by detectives, raped and sexually assaulted the child at his home.
