Boy, 15, left sister, 7, with ‘genital injuries’ after ‘touching’ her while dad watched porn in the next room
The teenage boy was said to have spent most of his time playing computer games, watching horror films or sleeping
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl was left with "genital injuries" by her big brother while her dad watched porn in another room, a High Court judge has decided.
She was "touched" and "hurt" at her home by the 15-year-old on a day when her mum had gone shopping, Mr Justice Holman was told.
He described the family life as "chaotic" after details of the case emerged on Friday in a ruling published following a private family court hearing in Leeds.
Social services bosses responsible for the girl's welfare asked the judge to decide how she had sustained her injuries, on the balance of probabilities.
Mr Justice Holman said neither the council involved or the family could be named.
He was told the girl, who is now eight, said her brother, now 16, had "touched her" and "hurt her".
Mr Justice Holman examined evidence about what happened on the day of the abuse before concluding the teenage boy had injured his sister.
He said there were a number of children in the family.
The judge added in his ruling: "For periods, all or some of the children did not attend schools.
"They appear to have spent inordinate amounts of time watching television, or films on computers, or playing computer games."
The judge said the teenage boy claimed to have spent most of his time "closeted" in his room "either sleeping until very late or playing computer games" or "watching horror films with his father".
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On the day the girl was hurt the children's mother had gone to a supermarket and their father had told how he watched pornography "on the couch in the living room", said the judge.
He said all the children in the family had now been taken from their parents and placed in council care.
The judge said the case had generated more than 9,000 pages of documents and the hearing had occupied 10 days of court time.
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