SA rapper Caleb ‘Little Devil’ Vercher jailed, for third time, for unlawful sexual intercourse with person under the age of 17

This rapper has been convicted, for the third time, of sexually abusing a minor and sent to jail – but he could be back on the streets this time next year.

A rapper known as “Little Devil” is a repeat sex offender who “satisfies his own emotional needs” by abusing minors and must be jailed to safeguard the community, a court has ruled.

On Thursday, the District Court sentenced musician Caleb Vercher – also known as “LD Diablo” – to more than five years’ jail for his crimes against a girl under the age of 17.

In sentencing, Judge Ian Press revealed Vercher’s offending was not isolated, saying he had previously served prison time for:

UNLAWFUL sexual intercourse with a girl, 14, in 2011

UNLAWFUL sexual intercourse with another girl, 14, in 2015

REPEATED breaches of court-imposed conditions

Judge Press said Vercher committed his most recent crimes while still serving a suspended sentence and good behaviour bond for his earlier offending.

Adelaide rapper and musician Caleb Vercher, also known as "Little Devil". Picture: Facebook

“Your convictions highlight your sexual interest in teenage girls, which is clearly entrenched,” he said.

“You have yet to acknowledge your guilt, you have a history of disobeying the law, and you have a prior history of sexual attraction to teenage girls.

“You display a pattern of disregard for conditions imposed upon you … (all of) that reinforces the need in sentencing for personal deterrence and the protection of the community.”

Vercher, 34, was found guilty at trial of one count of unlawful sexual intercourse, perpetrated against his victim – who cannot be identified – in a suburban location.

The victim’s mother – a woman in her 30s who cannot be identified to protect the minor’s identity – was found guilty, during the same trial, of the same offence.

Vercher was found guilty at trial. Picture: Facebook

The court revealed Vercher’s history of sexual abuse crimes dates back to 2011. Picture: Facebook

In sentencing on Thursday, Judge Press said the victim continued to experience “the many insidious and longstanding effects” of being abused

The victim’s mother, he said, had shown genuine remorse and contrition for her offending, making her prospects for rehabilitation “positive” – unlike Vercher.

“You have not indicated whether you admit the offending, but there is apparently no intention currently, on your part, to appeal … that might provide your victim some comfort,” he said.

“All too often, adults use children to make themselves feel better or to satisfy their own emotional needs … the need to deter adults is an important consideration in sentencing.”

Judge Press jailed the victim’s mother for three years and nine months, backdating her 26-month non-parole period to November last year.

He jailed Vercher for five years and two months, with a non-parole period of three years and seven months.

That period was backdated to his arrest in June 2022, leaving Vercher eligible to seek parole from January 27, 2026.