A PREDATOR has been found guilty of dragging a teen girl out to sea and raping her while his parents were on the packed beach.
The 15-year-old was in the sea with her friends in Bournemouth when she started playing with a ball with another group.
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Gabriel Marinoaica has been convicted of raping the girl Credit: BNPS
After the ball was kicked away, Gabriel Marinoaica, 20, picked it up and began chatting with the girl.
He then dragged the girl further into the sea where she was unable to swim and asked if she wanted to "smash" - meaning sex.
She told him "no, get off me" but Marinoaica groped and kissed her before biting her neck.
He then put his hands over the girl's mouth so she could not scream and raped her.
The fiend has now been found guilty of rape following a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court.
Jurors heard how the horror unfolded on July 18, 2021 - one of the hottest days of that summer.
Thousands of holidaymakers - including Marinoaica's parents - were on the beach at the time.
Describing the attack, Ellie Fargin, prosecuting, said: "He took her out of her depth, he made her vulnerable, she couldn't even swim, he might not have known that but he might have known she could not touch the bottom.
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"And why did he do that? So he could do what he wanted to do.
"She didn't consent and we say he knew that, he simply didn't care."
The girl later told her family what had happened and they phoned the police.
Officers found a match for Marinoaica's DNA on the victim's bikini and he was arrested around 11 months later.
He claimed in his evidence she had initiated sexual activity with him and asked him if he wanted to have sex.
Marinoaica was remanded into custody to be sentenced next month.
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The horror unfolded as thousands packed the beach Credit: BNPS