A rapist who "destroyed" his sufferer's life and left her affected by nightmares and psychological well being issues has been jailed. Robert Jeavons, 34, raped a lady in 2020 and later stated: "She would not give me it, so I took it anyway".
Durham Crown Court docket heard how Jeavons subjected his sufferer to a daunting sexual assault that left her battling nervousness and sleepless nights. On June 29 Jeavons, of Sunderland, appeared on the courtroom to be sentenced for one depend of rape, which he pleaded responsible to at a earlier listening to.
Prosecutor, Robin Tuirton, stated in Might 2020 that a lady contacted the police and reported that she had been raped by Jeavons. She defined that at one level Jeavons was "on high of her, and could not get him off and could not transfer".
After the rape, the defendant made it really feel prefer it was the sufferer's fault, the courtroom heard, Chronicle Dwell stories.
Mr Tuirton stated that following the incident, Jeavons was chatting with somebody in regards to the rape and boasted: "She would not give me it, so I took it anyway." However following his arrest, he denied raping the girl.
A press release, which was learn out to the courtroom by the sufferer, stated: "I need you to know that it isn't OK what you have carried out. You've destroyed my life." She stated she has suffered "psychological scars", nightmares and that her "nervousness is thru the roof". She added: "I'll by no means forgive you for what you've carried out...I hope it haunts you to know that you'll all the time should dwell with this."
The courtroom heard that Jeavons had a earlier conviction for an unrelated offence, however was cautioned in 2008 over sexual exercise with a baby. Ian West, defending, stated: "The precept function of mitigation I can put ahead is his responsible plea, which was given upfront of a full trial."
Sentencing Jeavons, Decide James Adkin, the Recorder of Durham, stated the affect of the rape on the sufferer was "clear". He stated; "The numerous nervousness and stress of what you probably did has destroyed her life and damaged her spirit." Jeavons was jailed for 5 years and one month and might be on the intercourse offender's register for all times. A lifetime restraining order was additionally imposed, banning contact with the sufferer.
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