Paul Arthur jailed for 10 years for rape

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Paul Arthur was jailed for 10 years after a jury found him guilty of three counts of rape. Mr Justice Patrick McGrath imposed the sentence. The offences occurred in September 2017 and July 2018. Arthur had belatedly accepted the verdict, and his defence counsel said there would be no appeal against the conviction. The proceedings were reported on 17 January 2025.