Christopher Rafter jailed for rape after sentence increased on appeal

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Christopher Rafter was resentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, with the final 12 months suspended, at the Court of Appeal. The court increased his sentence for raping and sexually abusing his two younger sisters at their family home.

Rafter had originally received a four-and-a-half-year sentence at the Central Criminal Court. The Court of Appeal found the original sentence was too lenient, quashed it and imposed the increased term.