25-year-old Midlands man jailed for rape and sexual assault

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A 25-year-old Midlands man was jailed for rape and sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 16 December 2016. He pleaded guilty to seven counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving his niece between January 2007 and August 2014.

The court imposed a ten-year sentence after considering mitigation including his early guilty plea, and ordered five years of post-release supervision. The man cannot be named to protect the victim’s anonymity.