A WOMAN who was raped and strangled by a Plymouth commando after a night out spoke directly to her attacker in court before the judge handed him a 14-year jail sentence.
Sam Evans, 28, was found guilty of raping the young woman at his Ker Street, Devonport, flat after a trial at Plymouth Crown Court earlier this year. He faced seven charges, all of which he denied, including two counts of rape, one of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, three counts of sexual assault and one count of intentionally strangling the woman.
The jury found Evans, a Corporal in 29 Commando, Royal Artillery Regiment, guilty of vaginal rape by a 10 to 2 majority. They also found him guilty of assault by penetration using his fingers on a 10 to 2 majority, but not guilty of oral rape and not guilty of a second count of assault by penetration using his fingers. They found him guilty of assault by penetration using a vibrator, assault occasioning actual bodily harm – slapping her around the face and head – and intentional strangulation, all by unanimous verdict.
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