Overview

• Porter waived his anonymity to deliver a victim impact statement at Liverpool Crown Court on July 2.
• Orme, 37, was convicted of three counts of child rape and related offences before receiving a six-and-a-half-year prison term.
• The sentence has prompted widespread criticism as disproportionately lenient and spurred calls for reform in how courts penalise child sexual abusers.
• Porter recounted years of self-harm, drug dealing and a brief youth custody stint after the abuse before reporting the offences to police about 18 months ago.
• Now 30, Porter is living off work between his home in Wavertree and his parents’ in Halewood as he continues his psychological recovery.