Three men from south-east London have been sentenced to a total of 29 years in prison for the rape and sexual exploitation of a 14-year-old girl, following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police that saw all three arrested and charged within ten days of the offence being reported.
The sentences were handed down at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday 10 April, three months after the men were convicted in January of offences including rape, sexual assault, trafficking and the creation of indecent images of a child. Each has also been placed on the sex offenders register for life.
What the Court Heard
Daryl German, 43, of Melfield Gardens in Lewisham, was identified by detectives as the principal offender. He received a 15-year sentence, with a further three years on extended licence, after being convicted of three counts of rape, assault by penetration, arranging travel for exploitation and two counts of making indecent images of a child.
Jordan Donely Wint, 31, of Winterstoke Road in Lewisham, was jailed for six years for one count of rape and one of assault by penetration. Deon Smith, 45, of New Cross Road, received a seven-year term for a single count of rape.
The offences came to light on 27 June 2025, when officers were alerted to a report of rape at a residential address in New Cross. The victim, then 14, was immediately safeguarded and a team of detectives began gathering evidence. A combination of forensic material and digital records enabled rapid arrests across the first week of July, with each suspect charged on the day he was taken into custody.
How the Attack Unfolded
Reviewing CCTV footage and digital communications, investigators established that German had approached the girl as she walked alone in Catford, exploiting her vulnerability and coercing her back to his flat, where he raped her. He then invited Wint to the address. According to the Met, the two men realised during the encounter that the girl was a missing child, yet made no attempt to contact her family or the police.
German subsequently exchanged explicit messages with Smith referring to sexual contact with the girl, before she was taken to Smith’s home, where she was raped a second time.
A Case Built on Forensic and Digital Evidence
Detective Constable Jack Best, who led the investigation, paid tribute to the young victim. “I extend my thanks to the victim, whose exceptional resilience and determination has proved crucial to the successful prosecution of three dangerous individuals,” he said. “The dedicated investigation team uncovered evidence which proved the harmful actions all three individuals played throughout the attack, securing their removal from London’s streets.”
DC Best said specially trained officers had supported the girl from the moment she came forward, describing that support as vital to the outcome of the case. He placed the prosecution in the context of wider reforms to the way the Met handles sexual offences, noting that the number of rape cases charged by the force has more than doubled since 2021.
“We are working to ensure all victim-survivors have the confidence to report these awful crimes by listening to their feedback and working with charities and partners across the criminal justice system,” he said.
The force said it had expanded its capabilities in digital forensics, rapid analysis software and monitoring of registered sex offenders as part of a broader push against child sexual abuse. Those measures, it said, had contributed to a threefold increase in cases solved over the past year and resulted in charges against an additional 134 suspects.
