The girl sent a text to the wife for help but the man overpowered her.

The man was sentenced to 12 years and nine months in jail and 12 strokes of the cane.

He pleaded guilty to rape and being absent without leave. Two other charges were considered.

The man knew the girl from school where he was friends with her older brother.

The girl was friends with the man's wife, who was the goddaughter of the girl's mother.

Before the crime, the girl had met the man only a few times with other people around.

They communicated using simple sign language or by typing on their phones.

The girl's mother asked the man's wife to take care of her on November 2, 2024.

This was the girl's first time at the man's flat.

The next morning, the man's wife left the flat, leaving the girl alone with him.

He asked the girl to have sex with him even though he knew she was only 13.

The girl said she did not want to.

The man kept asking and even offered to pay her.

When she said no again, he touched her and pulled her to the bed.

The girl texted the man's wife for help, saying he wanted to have sex with her.

The man raped the girl. She tried to escape but he held her down.

When the wife came back, the man stopped and told the girl to go wash herself.

The wife asked the man what happened, and he lied about the girl being angry.

The girl did not tell the wife what happened because she did not want to cause trouble.

The girl's mother picked her up and saw that she was hurt and had a love bite.

The girl showed her mother a photo of the man and said he gave her the love bite.

The mother called the police, and they arrested the man.

The man also pleaded guilty to going AWOL from the army.

He was supposed to report for duty but did not and was arrested later.

The prosecutor asked for at least 12 years and four months in jail and 12 strokes of the cane.

The girl was under 14 and did not agree to sex, and the man did not use a condom.

The prosecutor said the girl clearly said no to the man, but he forced her.

The man wrote messages on the girl's phone and offered to pay her before forcing her.

The girl is deaf and mute, making her more vulnerable to attack.

The man's lawyer asked for 10 to 10.5 years in jail and eight strokes of the cane.

The lawyer said the man did not use the girl's disability against her.

The girl was able to say no and text the man's wife for help despite her disability.

The judge said the man's lawyer did not understand the importance of the girl's disability.

The girl could not hear or call for help because of her disability.

The prosecutor said the man and his wife were supposed to keep the girl safe.

The man's lawyer said the girl did not trust the man, but the judge did not agree.

The judge said the girl had stayed with the couple and the man was friends with her brother.

The man wrote a letter saying he went AWOL due to money problems and got a job as a cleaner.

The judge said NSFs with money problems should ask for help, not go AWOL.

The man said he spent two years thinking about what he did and apologized.

The man asked the court to be lenient and forgive him.

The judge said the man's apology was not enough to change his sentence.

The man could have gotten 8 to 20 years in jail and at least 12 strokes of the cane.

For going AWOL, the man could have gotten up to two years in jail.