A man has been found guilty of the 'brazen' rape of a 15-year-old girl after taking her out to sea off the coast of Bournemouth in order to assault her.
Gabriel Marinoaica, of Darlaston, Walsall, West Midlands, was found guilty of three charges of sexual assault and one charge of rape after dragging the teenager out of her depth while she played a game of catch with a beach ball in the shallows.
Marinoaica, who was 18 at the time, caught the ball after it was kicked in his direction. As his target came to get it back he grabbed her by the arm and took her out into the depths off the coast, where she could not escape as she could not swim.