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A DANGEROUS and predatory sex attacker has been locked up for four years and seven months for abducting a young schoolgirl by dragging her into woods and sexually assaulting her.

Martin Duna threatened to kill the terrified child during the attack in broad daylight in Bowling Park in Bradford on October 11 last year.

He was labelled a dangerous offender within the meaning of the sentencing act and given a five-year extended licence period on top of the lengthy stretch in a young offender institution.

Duna, 19, of New Hey Road, East Bowling, Bradford, pleaded guilty to sexual assault on a girl under the age of 13 and robbery of her phone.

Bradford Crown Court heard today that Duna, who was a total stranger to his victim, got up from a park bench and followed her. She heard his footsteps behind her and they quickened when she walked faster.

She was grabbed round the waist and pushed into the woods, prosecutor Philip Standfast said.

Duna asked her if she had a boyfriend and she lied, telling him yes. He then squeezed her breast and put his hand down her skirt.

He put his hand over her mouth and because she was so scared, she was breathing noisily, the court was told.

He told her to be quiet or he would kill her, Mr Standfast said.

He then robbed her of her phone but she alerted two boys who were in the area and they chased after him and got it back.

A police appeal was put out to trace the sex attacker and Duna handed himself in at Trafalgar House Police Station.

He had admitted the robbery before owning up to the sexual assault. He told his probation officer he was motivated by a desire to steal from the child and not by any sexual intent. He admitted the offence after his DNA was found on the childs shirt but still sought to minimise his actions.

The girl said in her victim personal statement that she no longer went into the park. She still had flashbacks and difficulty sleeping.

Hes changed my life, she stated, saying her routine was now different because she was so scared.

Mr Standfast said the case was aggravated by the fact that Duna had abducted the child, used violence and threatened her with even more serious harm.

Peter Hampton said in mitigation that Duna was young and immature. He had no previous convictions and he was very sorry. He would never do it again.

Mr Hampton said the assault was impulsive and unplanned and Duna had stopped even before the two boys came on the scene.

Judge Jonathan Rose said it was a horrendous offence. The girl had entered the park as a happy-go-lucky child and left it as a damaged child.

She and others were entitled to go about their lawful business without being molested by those like Duna.

Your actions demonstrate that you were not prepared to allow her to enjoy that freedom Judge Rose said.

He told Duna to reflect in custody the fear that was in that child when he followed her.

He was determined to have sexual contact with her. He grabbed and abducted her by dragging her into a wooded area where she was isolated.

He threatened to kill her and she must have known about women who had been abducted and murdered by men.

This was an appalling attack on an innocent child, Judge Rose said.

Duna had failed to this day to give any explanation for his behaviour and that was deep-ly troubling to the court.

He had been advised by other prisoners held in custody with him on how to try to minimise his offending.

Duna had lied about watching pornography and he was in a relationship when he committed the offences.

His probation officer said he was predatory and had been prepared to take extreme risk.

She stated in her report that he posed a high risk of serious harm to young girls who were strangers to him by committing even more violent sexual offences in the future.

Judge Rose made an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and Duna must sign on the sex offender register for life.