A 32-year-old man invited a 12-year-old girl to his house and soon after she arrived, the pair went into his bedroom and had unprotected sex, resulting in her becoming pregnant.<\/p>\n
Today, the girl, now 13, was in New Plymouth District Court, visibly pregnant, as the unborn baby’s father, Adam Busby, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for having a sexual connection with a young person.<\/p>\n
Referring to the summary of facts, Judge Tony Greig said Busby knew the girl and approached her in the street on January 11 this year.<\/p>\n
They spoke and he asked if she would like to go to his house, in Stratford, Taranaki, later that day, to which she agreed.<\/p>\n
That night, she snuck out of her home and Busby met her outside his house and then took her into his bedroom.<\/p>\n
“You talked to each other. She told you that she was 12 and you told her that you were 32. She asked you if you had any birth control protection and you said ‘no’. You then both had sex,” the judge said.<\/p>\n
“She stayed a couple of hours before going back to her house.”<\/p>\n
The following month, the girl went to the doctor and discovered she was pregnant.<\/p>\n
While victim impact statements were not read in court, Judge Greig said the girl reported that when in Busby’s bedroom, one of the first things they spoke of was her age.<\/p>\n
“He said, ‘okay’. After we talked, he asked if he could kiss me. I said, ‘yes’. After we kissed, Adam asked if I’d had sex before. I said, ‘no’,” the judge said, reading her statement.<\/p>\n
“He asked me if I wanted to have sex. I was scared but I wanted him to like me and know what it was like.<\/p>\n
“We had sex and after he asked if I was okay. I said, ‘yes’, then we talked more. Then he said, ‘thank you’ and took me home.”<\/p>\n
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