So if you read the article no he was not convicted of anything. She didn't report anything until 7 years ago. So basically 9 years after the rape. She claims she was under the impression that if you don't report it the next day that you can't report it.
Now that she has reported it supposedly the cops have an open investigation but have done nothing. In all honesty it sounds like consensual sex except for the fact that she was 16 and he was an adult which would appear to be statutory rape where it happened according to the article.
Fast forward to today, the child is 16 and now they are claiming that the mother (32 years old) lost custody of the child because the child had a cell phone. I'm sorry, I'm not really buying that. Laws everywhere very much favor joint custody of some sort unless one parent is a danger to the child. But also if you don't show up to court, the judge will almost always side with the party that does show up to court. So I'm not sure what happened, and frankly I think who ever wrote the article probably should have talked to a lawyer because it really sounds like they have no clue about family law. Unfortunately I do.