The accused (17), who was 16 at the time of the crimes and cannot be named on account of his age, was sentenced by the Royal Court on Friday.
Both while locked up and after his release he will have to work with the Probation Service to address his attraction to young children.
The court heard that he went into the girl’s bedroom and assaulted her while she slept on 15 February. She woke up, but he continued the assault, later admitting that she had said he was hurting her.

