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Telegraph
24-06-2025
- Telegraph
Schoolgirl repeatedly raped by three men ‘wanted to die', court hears
Speaking during their trial at Canterbury Crown Court, Prosecutor Hannah Llewellyn-Waters told jurors the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been 'used, abused, and discarded like trash'. She said: 'She was passed around and treated effectively as a receptacle for their own sexual gratification, and the defendant's conduct was callous, degrading, and entirely exploitative.' 'Screaming in the middle of the night' Speaking after the guilty verdicts, the girl's mum said: 'She doesn't want to do anything now. 'She doesn't leave the house without me, her dad, or his dad. She won't go out of the house other than that. 'She dragged her mattress into our bedroom when she was found. She slept in my room. 'She'd wake up crying and screaming in the middle of the night.' When the girl was first found, she initially claimed she had 'walked to Folkestone and back'. 'A completely different child' But once she was safely home, she broke down and told her parents what had really happened. 'She was absolutely terrified,' her mum said. 'Telling me that she wanted to die. 'She went very withdrawn – a completely different child.' Turtak claimed she had lied about her age, and said he, Horvath, and Gunar would never have spoken to her if they had known she was 12. 'She's been incredible' But jurors convicted him of rape of a child under 13. He had already pleaded guilty to taking indecent photos of a child. Meanwhile, Horvath, who had previously pleaded guilty to three charges of rape of a child under 13, and one charge of assault by penetration of a child under 13, was also convicted of sexual assault of a child under 13. Gunar, who previously pleaded guilty to one charge of rape of a child under 13, was convicted of a further two charges of rape of a child under 13. Horvath, Turtak, and Gunar have been remanded in custody until their sentencing on Sept 12. The girl's mum said: 'She just wants her justice now. I am so proud of her. She's been incredible.'
Scottish Sun
23-04-2025
- Scottish Sun
Sobbing mum reveals young daughter ‘wanted to die' after she was ‘drugged & raped by 3 men who lured her into car'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MUM sobbed as she told a court how her schoolgirl daughter was allegedly drugged and raped by three men who lured her into a car. Ivan Turtak, 38, Kevin Horvath, 25, and Ernest Gunar, 27, are accused of passing the teen around "like a receptacle" after targeting her in an Asda car park. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up The trio, who were "complete strangers", allegedly offered her a cigarette before driving her in Horvath's Skoda to Turtak's flat in Dover, Kent. She was then moved taken to Gunar's caravan in Folkestone where she was drugged and raped, Canterbury Crown Court heard. The girl finally managed to escape the alleged horror ordeal two days later - by which point her family had reported her missing. Her mum wept as she revealed the moment she discovered her daughter had been allegedly "kidnapped, drugged and raped". She told jurors: "[My daughter] was absolutely terrified. "She told me she wanted to die. "She went very withdrawn, a completely different child." The mum, who can't be named, said her partner had gone to pick up the schoolgirl after she was found in Dover wearing different clothes to those she was last seen in. He told her the girl was allegedly attacked by three men - prompting the mum to immediately phone the police. She said: "The clothes she came home in were not the clothes she was wearing when she went missing. "I made her take them off and put them in a bag for the police. And I made her put the first urine sample in a pot. "I knew that if I took those measures, that these men [accused of raping her daughter] would be found." In his evidence, the girl's dad said she described being taken to a "dirty caravan" with "yellow curtains" where there was a discussion about trafficking her abroad. He told the court she managed to make her escape in the early hours of the morning after the men fell asleep. The dad continued: "She said she ran for ten minutes solid. Then she saw a sign 'Welcome to Dover'." Jurors heard previously how the three men are accused of 'targeting and exploiting' the girl after enticing her into a car at the Asda. She was then given drugs to 'facilitate her compliance', forced into sexual acts and raped, the court heard. The girl was also told she would be killed if she tried to run and had a naked photo taken of her in the shower, which Turtak has admitted. Prosecutor Hannah Llewellyn-Waters said: "We say that she was passed around and treated effectively as a receptacle for their own sexual gratification, and the defendants' conduct was callous, degrading and it was entirely exploitative.' After his arrest, Turtak denied any sexual activity, telling police: 'I have my own wife and I love her. I don't do such things to children.' While Horvath told officers he had sex with the girl but claimed she told him she was 20 years old. He has admitted three charges of rape and one of assault by penetration, while Gunar has admitted rape. Turtak denies rape of a child, while Horvath denies sexual assault of a child. Gunar denies assault of a child by penetration, sexual assault of a child and two offences of rape. The trial continues.
The Irish Sun
23-04-2025
- The Irish Sun
Sobbing mum reveals young daughter ‘wanted to die' after she was ‘drugged & raped by 3 men who lured her into car'
A MUM sobbed as she told a court how her schoolgirl daughter was allegedly drugged and raped by three men who lured her into a car. Ivan Turtak, 38, Kevin Horvath, 25, and Ernest Gunar, 27, are accused of passing the teen around "like a receptacle" after targeting her in an Asda car park. The trio, who were "complete strangers", allegedly offered her a cigarette before driving her in Horvath's Skoda to Turtak's flat in Dover , Kent. She was then moved taken to Gunar's caravan in Folkestone where she was drugged and raped, Canterbury Crown Court heard. The girl finally managed to escape the alleged horror ordeal two days later - by which point her family had reported her missing. Her mum wept as she revealed the moment she discovered her daughter had been allegedly "kidnapped, drugged and raped". Read more news She told jurors: "[My daughter] was absolutely terrified. "She told me she wanted to die. "She went very withdrawn, a completely different child." The mum, who can't be named, said her partner had gone to pick up the schoolgirl after she was found in Dover wearing different clothes to those she was last seen in. Most read in The Sun He told her the girl was allegedly attacked by three men - prompting the mum to immediately phone the police. She said: "The clothes she came home in were not the clothes she was wearing when she went missing. "I made her take them off and put them in a bag for the police. And I made her put the first urine sample in a pot. "I knew that if I took those measures, that these men [accused of raping her daughter] would be found." In his evidence, the girl's dad said she described being taken to a "dirty caravan" with "yellow curtains" where there was a discussion about trafficking her abroad. He told the court she managed to make her escape in the early hours of the morning after the men fell asleep. The dad continued: "She said she ran for ten minutes solid. Then she saw a sign 'Welcome to Dover'." Jurors heard previously how the three men are accused of 'targeting and exploiting' the girl after enticing her into a car at the Asda. She was then given drugs to 'facilitate her compliance', forced into sexual acts and raped, the court heard. The girl was also told she would be killed if she tried to run and had a naked photo taken of her in the shower, which Turtak has admitted. Prosecutor Hannah Llewellyn-Waters said: "We say that she was passed around and treated effectively as a receptacle for their own sexual gratification, and the defendants' conduct was callous, degrading and it was entirely exploitative.' After his arrest, Turtak denied any sexual activity, telling police: 'I have my own wife and I love her. I don't do such things to children.' While Horvath told officers he had sex with the girl but claimed she told him she was 20 years old. He has admitted three charges of rape and one of assault by penetration, while Gunar has admitted rape. Turtak denies rape of a child, while Horvath denies sexual assault of a child. Gunar denies assault of a child by penetration, sexual assault of a child and two offences of rape. The trial continues. 1 Ivan Turtak is one of three men accused of raping the girl Credit: Facebook
The Sun
23-04-2025
- The Sun
Sobbing mum reveals young daughter ‘wanted to die' after she was ‘drugged & raped by 3 men who lured her into car'
A MUM sobbed as she told a court how her schoolgirl daughter was allegedly drugged and raped by three men who lured her into a car. Ivan Turtak, 38, Kevin Horvath, 25, and Ernest Gunar, 27, are accused of passing the teen around "like a receptacle" after targeting her in an Asda car park. The trio, who were "complete strangers", allegedly offered her a cigarette before driving her in Horvath's Skoda to Turtak's flat in Dover, Kent. She was then moved taken to Gunar's caravan in Folkestone where she was drugged and raped, Canterbury Crown Court heard. The girl finally managed to escape the alleged horror ordeal two days later - by which point her family had reported her missing. Her mum wept as she revealed the moment she discovered her daughter had been allegedly "kidnapped, drugged and raped". She told jurors: "[My daughter] was absolutely terrified. "She told me she wanted to die. "She went very withdrawn, a completely different child." The mum, who can't be named, said her partner had gone to pick up the schoolgirl after she was found in Dover wearing different clothes to those she was last seen in. He told her the girl was allegedly attacked by three men - prompting the mum to immediately phone the police. She said: "The clothes she came home in were not the clothes she was wearing when she went missing. "I made her take them off and put them in a bag for the police. And I made her put the first urine sample in a pot. "I knew that if I took those measures, that these men [accused of raping her daughter] would be found." In his evidence, the girl's dad said she described being taken to a "dirty caravan" with "yellow curtains" where there was a discussion about trafficking her abroad. He told the court she managed to make her escape in the early hours of the morning after the men fell asleep. The dad continued: "She said she ran for ten minutes solid. Then she saw a sign 'Welcome to Dover'." Jurors heard previously how the three men are accused of 'targeting and exploiting' the girl after enticing her into a car at the Asda. She was then given drugs to 'facilitate her compliance', forced into sexual acts and raped, the court heard. The girl was also told she would be killed if she tried to run and had a naked photo taken of her in the shower, which Turtak has admitted. Prosecutor Hannah Llewellyn-Waters said: "We say that she was passed around and treated effectively as a receptacle for their own sexual gratification, and the defendants' conduct was callous, degrading and it was entirely exploitative.' After his arrest, Turtak denied any sexual activity, telling police: 'I have my own wife and I love her. I don't do such things to children.' While Horvath told officers he had sex with the girl but claimed she told him she was 20 years old. He has admitted three charges of rape and one of assault by penetration, while Gunar has admitted rape. Turtak denies rape of a child, while Horvath denies sexual assault of a child. Gunar denies assault of a child by penetration, sexual assault of a child and two offences of rape. The trial continues. 1
Telegraph
16-04-2025
- Telegraph
Girl ‘raped by three men who lured her into car with cigarette', court hears
A schoolgirl was repeatedly raped by three men who lured her into a car with a cigarette, a court heard. The girl was allegedly 'passed around like a receptacle' by Ivan Turtak, 38, Kevin Horvath, 25, and Ernest Gunar, 27. Jurors were told the three men also plied her with drugs to 'facilitate her compliance' after enticing her into a vehicle in an Asda car park. The girl, who cannot be named, eventually escaped through a car window while left unattended, having been sexually assaulted at several addresses across Kent. The three men, who are accused of 'targeting and exploiting' the girl, deny sexual offences including rape. Opening the trial at Canterbury Crown Court, Hannah Llewellyn-Waters, prosecuting, said the men's treatment of the girl was 'callous, degrading and exploitative'. She said the girl encountered Turtak and Horvath in the supermarket car park after being 'encouraged' to get into the latter's Skoda with the promise of a cigarette. She was then said to have been taken to Turtak's flat in Dover and then to Gunar's caravan in Folkestone where she was given drugs to 'facilitate her compliance', forced into sexual acts and raped. 'She describes how thereafter she was given drugs and passed between them for their sexual gratification,' Ms Llewellyn-Waters said. 'It is the prosecution case that she was vulnerable. She was alone with far older men and she was a target for sexual exploitation.' She continued: 'We say that she was passed around and treated effectively as a receptacle for their own sexual gratification, and the defendants' conduct was callous, degrading and it was entirely exploitative.' Told she would be killed The court heard the girl was told she would be killed if she tried to run or raise the alarm. Turtak has already admitted taking a naked photo of her in the shower. Horvath has admitted three charges of rape and one of assault by penetration, while Gunar has admitted rape. Ms Llewellyn-Waters said those guilty pleas showed their 'sexual interest' in the youngster and that behaviour of that sort occurred 'as a matter of fact'. The girl eventually escaped after being driven back to Turtak's address by Horvath. After his arrest, Turtak denied any sexual activity with the youngster, telling police: 'I have my own wife and I love her. I don't do such things to children.' Horvath told officers he had sex with her but that she had told him she was 20 years old. Turtak denies the rape of a child, while Horvath denies sexual assault of a child. Gunar denies assault of a child by penetration, sexual assault of a child and two offences of rape. The four-week trial continues.
