Teenager who raped six young women jailed

A teenage serial rapist dubbed the “Brixton R Kelly” has been jailed after a three-year campaign of sexual violence against six women.

Kevarnie Queen, 19, was convicted in August of 22 counts of rape committed between 2019 and 2022.

He was 15 when he carried out most of his offences, with all the complainants under the age of 18.

One said she “lost her innocence, her voice, and her integrity” due to Queen’s actions, Inner London Crown Court heard.

Judge Usha Karu handed Queen an extended sentence of 16 years on Monday – including 12 years in custody and four years on extended licence.

He was spotted with tear tracks on his face as he left the dock.

The judge said the victims in the case “have all been severely traumatised” and “given their youth, this is likely to be long-lasting”.

Queen has been likened on social media to US singer R Kelly, who was sentenced in February to more than 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse young fans.

The Crown Prosecution Service said Queen met all but one of the complainants through Snapchat, an instant messaging app, and “flatter and groom them” before arranging to meet.

The court was told Queen would call the women “beautiful” and invite them over before initiating sexual activity “whether any of them consented or not”- often ignoring pleas for him to stop.

On one reported occasion, a woman told Queen he had just raped her, and he responded: “No, that’s not rape, don’t tell this to anyone. That’s not rape.”

A number of the women suffered from sexually transmitted infections, with the CPS saying he had “no regard for his victims”.

He was arrested in 2020 and denied the rape charges, claiming the complainants were part of a hate campaign against him.

The women in the case had told of attempting suicide or having suicidal thoughts, being manipulated by the defendant, being unable to trust men and no longer believing in love, the court heard.

Referring to one of the women, the judge said: “(She) speaks of your manipulative behaviour and how she ‘lost’ herself.

“She had confided in you about having been previously abused and you took advantage of her vulnerability.

“She suffers from flashbacks, her present relationship has been affected, she finds it difficult to trust others and has relived past trauma that she had tried to bury.”

Judge Karu told Queen: “You are a confident young man and appear to continue to hold the same firm views in respect of sex, and entitlement to it, which you did at the time of offending.”

Queen was subjected to a sexual harm prevention order as well as indefinite notification requirements.

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