Two men have been convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl in a car.

The pair were aged 19 and 17 at the time when they were out drinking with a group of young people in Watford on May 22, 2017.

T’Shai Bromfield, now 24, from Colindale, and Ryan King, now 21, from Thorpe Crescent, Watford, were with the victim, who was 14 at the time.

The victim wanted to change her outfit and got into Bromfield’s silver Nissan Primera to do so in privacy.

But Bromfield – also known by the nickname ‘Chopper’ – and King drove the victim to an unknown location in Watford before taking it in turns to rape her.

They were convicted at St Albans Crown Court last Wednesday (May 19) following a week-long trial.

Bromfield was found guilty of one count of rape, and King was found guilty of one count of rape and sexual assault by penetration.

Detective Constable Ayodeji Afolabi, who investigated the case, said: "This has been a lengthy and protracted investigation and I firstly want to pay tribute to the courage of the victim in this case, who has had to wait a long time for Bromfield and King to appear in court and face up to what they did.

“Following her ordeal, she bravely confided in someone she trusted and they reported it to police, so we could begin investigating.

"We pieced the evening together and confirmed that King had purchased alcohol for the group of young people before he and Bromfield preyed on the vulnerable victim, exploiting her for their own sexual gratification.

“By pleading not guilty to their crimes, they forced the victim to be cross-examined in court as part of their trial, which was an incredibly distressing experience for her.

“She has since received specialist support from the Independent Sexual Violence Adviser service to help her process what happened and begin to move forward.”

The two men are scheduled for sentencing on June 23 this year.

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