Overview

• Canterbury Crown Court jailed Ernest Gunar for 19 years and Kevin Horvath and Ivan Turtak for 17 years each for the August 2024 abduction, drugging and repeated rapes.
• All three must serve a minimum two‑thirds of their terms with three years on extended licence, and two defendants have signed deportation paperwork, the court was told.
• Jurors convicted Turtak of rape of a child under 13 after he admitted taking indecent photos; Horvath had admitted three child rapes and assault by penetration and was convicted of sexual assault; Gunar admitted one child rape and was convicted of two more.
• CCTV from the Asda car park, DNA on the victim’s body and clothing, and phone evidence underpinned the case, with Gunar detained at Glasgow Airport shortly before a flight.
• The victim’s statement described nightmares and profound withdrawal, and her family said she now fears leaving home and continues to receive support.