Maybe Creepo McPedospikes, should have thought about that before raping? Just a thought. That lawyer needs to take a vacation to the bottom of a well, too.
Also, the article uses the word mitigating to describe that plea for mercy that has nothing to do with the crime being committed. Fearing consequences now that you're caught (*that won't hold*) isn't mitigation.
I've read he groomed her then travelled to England where he plied her with booze, raped her once then again the next day and went home. But he's rehabilitated and goes to the Olympics. WTF