Manchester Debenhams boy rapist has jail term cut 21 November 2013 Last updated at 14:44 One of two men jailed for raping a 14-year-old boy in the toilet of a central Manchester department store has had his prison sentence cut. Alex Wilson-Fletcher, 42, was originally sentenced to 15 years along with Abdelkader El-Janabi, 55, at Manchester Crown Court. Three judges at the Court of Appeal rejected a challenge against the length of El-Janabi's sentence. But Wilson-Fletcher's term was reduced to 13 years. The pair were found guilty in April of two counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault against a 14-year-old victim and were sentenced in June. They approached the boy in the Arndale Centre on a busy Saturday. Severe sentence The court heard El-Janabi was the one who physically raped the teenager, but Wilson-Fletcher, of Oldham Street, Manchester, was convicted on the basis he took part in a joint-enterprise. Wilson-Fletcher's sentence was cut by Lord Justice Davis, Mr Justice Nicol and the Recorder of Chester, Judge Elgan Edwards. Mr Justice Nicol described what had happened as an "appalling" string of offences, stating that Wilson-Fletcher's role merited a severe sentence. Describing the roles of each of the men, the judge said El-Janabi was the "ringleader" and it was he who "took the physical part in the counts of rape, not Wilson-Fletcher." The judge said the court considered Wilson-Fletcher's "crimes did not merit [a sentence] that was as long" as El-Janabi's. Dismissing the appeal by El-Janabi, Mr Justice Nicol said the court was satisfied that the sentence imposed in his case was "amply justified." Both El-Janabi and Wilson-Fletcher watched the proceedings via videolink from prison. When sentencing the pair in June Judge Michael Leeming told Wilson-Fletcher he was "at least a look-out" and encouraged the other defendant. He said he did not see any distinction between the two men in terms of setting an appropriate prison term.