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Taxi sex attacker Shorten to serve combined 30 years for rape of female passengers and girl (7)
Summary
Raymond Shorten, aged 50, was sentenced by Mr Justice Paul McDermott to a total of 30 years in prison for a series of sexual offences. The sentence comprises a 17‑year term for raping a 19‑year‑old woman on 26 June 2022 and a 13‑year term for raping a 20‑year‑old woman on 9 August 2022, both to run consecutively with a 13‑year sentence for the rape and sexual assault of a seven‑year‑old girl in 2012. The judge noted Shorten's lack of remorse and described the offences as a gross betrayal of the trust placed in taxi drivers. He imposed no suspended portion and added a ten‑year post‑release supervision period, prohibiting contact with the victims or unsupervised contact with children. The sentencing highlighted the severity of the crimes and the danger posed by Shorten to society. Raymond Shorten was convicted.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Taxi sex attacker Shorten to serve combined 30 years for rape of female passengers and girl (7). Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- June 26, 2022 Incident
- August 9 Incident
- June 25 Incident
- 2024-07-25 Publication
Why: She said she tries to go out socialising but "now my nights out usually end in tears because of what (Shorten) did to me. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Raymond Shorten, who was jailed earlier this week for the rape of a seven year old girl, has been told that he will spend a total of 30 years in prison for this offence and the "gross betrayal" of separately raping two young female passengers in his taxi. He ordered that the sentence imposed today in relation to these 2022 offences should run consecutive to a 13-year sentence imposed on Shorten on Monday for the rape and sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl in 2012.
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