A man who raped two women multiple times across a period of 10 months in Portsmouth and Gosport has received a 25-year sentence.
A man who raped two women multiple times across a period of 10 months in Portsmouth and Gosport has received a 25-year sentence.
38-year-old Louis Cann of Rampart Row in Gosport was found guilty of 9 counts of rape.
At Salisbury Crown Court, he was sentenced to 20 years, with an additional five years on an extended license.
He was also handed a lifelong Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), and was ordered to sign on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
Passing sentencing, His Honour Judge Adam Feest KC remarked on the humiliation, degradation, blackmail and manipulation used by Cann in order to rape these women, with the judge noting that one of the women was treated ‘like a rag doll’.
HHJ Feest said: “Neither I nor anyone listening to this case can properly understand the long-lasting trauma, distress, and fear that your actions have caused.”
Detective Sergeant Samantha Brown, from the Operation Amberstone Team, said: “The level of sexual violence and abuse that these women have suffered at the hands of this awful man is truly shocking.
“These women were degraded, manipulated and assaulted in the most appalling way. Nonetheless, they have shown incredible courage in standing up to this cowardly individual, and because of their strength and bravery Cann will now spend a lengthy period of time in jail.
“We want anyone who has been affected by rape or sexual abuse to have the confidence to report this. You will be believed and we will do everything in our power to bring offenders to justice.”
If you have been affected by sexual abuse, you can report this to police in confidence by calling 101.
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