Three men jailed for repeatedly raping young girl who became pregnant

Victim came forward 28 years after the abuse at the hands of two brothers and their friend began

Alvin Muschette, Noel Hutton and Robert Hutton were all convicted of rape following a two week trial (Metropolitan Police)

Three men who repeatedly raped a young girl and made her pregnant have been jailed for a total of 20 years following a trial for historic sex abuse.

The girl was subject to “systematic" abuse between 1987 and 1990, when she was aged between 12 and 15 years old and living in north London.

The victim came forward to report the crimes to police in June 2015, and specialist officers launched an investigation.

The three men were all convicted of rape following a two-week trial at Harrow Crown Court and were each given prison sentences of between five and eight years.

Noel Hutton, 65, was jailed for seven years. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said he was known to the victim’s mother and used his position of trust to abuse her.

He was joined in the abuse by his brother, Robert Hutton, 63, who was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.

Alvin Muschette, 55, who also knew the family and joined the brothers in the abuse, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment.

The court heard the attacks took place over three years at various addresses in Brent, north-west London.

The victim eventually became pregnant as a result of one of the rapes and told her family what had happened.

She told police officers her family had dismissed her allegations and she underwent an abortion in her early teens, with concerned parties being told her boyfriend had made her pregnant.

Detective Constable Alpesh Patel, of the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command, said: “She was cruelly and vilely abused while she was a child; she has had a long wait for justice. Thanks to her courage she has now seen that justice done.

"Those who are, or have been, the victim of sexual assaults will be believed and supported by dedicated investigators. As a result of the victim's bravery and our inquiry these men will now pay the penalty for preying on a vulnerable young girl."