Men who raped girl, 14, have jail terms increased

Three men convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl who had gone missing from home have had their prison terms increased by the Court of Appeal. The judges added three years to Daryl German’s sentence, two years and six months to Jordan Doneley Wint’s, and two years to Deon Smith’s.

German, 43, will serve 18 years in prison followed by three years on extended licence. Wint, 31, was given a term of eight years and six months, while Smith, 45, will serve nine years. All three are from Lewisham, south-east London.

The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves, referred the sentences to the court under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The men had originally been sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in April 2026.

The court heard that German found the girl and took her to his flat in Lewisham. Over the next 48 hours, he arranged for her to be taken to other addresses, where she was raped repeatedly by the three men.

After seeing social media appeals from the girl’s parents seeking information about their missing daughter, German told her to contact them, say she was safe and ask them to remove the appeals. Police later found the teenager and arrested all three men. Officers found 14 indecent images of her on German’s phone.

At the original sentencing, German received 15 years in prison and an extended licence period of three years. He had been convicted of three counts of rape, arranging or facilitating travel with a view to exploitation, and two counts of making indecent images of children.

Wint was sentenced to six years after being convicted of rape and assault by penetration. Smith received seven years for rape. The Court of Appeal’s increases bring their terms to eight years and six months and nine years respectively. All three men were also placed on the sex offenders register for life when sentenced in April.

Reeves said the offences were “an appalling series of rapes and sexual assaults” against a vulnerable child who should have been kept safe and returned to her family. She welcomed the appeal court’s decision, saying the longer terms would keep the men in prison for longer.

The case was referred after the Attorney General concluded the original sentences were unduly lenient. The appeal court’s decision increased the custodial terms while leaving the extended licence imposed on German in place.

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