A rapist who brutally attacked a woman on the day he was released from prison has been jailed for nine years.
Nottingham Crown Court heard the 24-year-old attacked his victim – who was known to him – in a car park at Bestwood Park shortly before 11.30pm on 15 September 2023.
The court heard a member of the public called 999 after witnessing an “obviously distressed” woman in the car with Munslow.
The car was driven away moments later, but officers soon located it and the victim, who disclosed she had been beaten and raped by Munslow.
The court heard Munslow had been drinking on the day in question and initially denied the victim’s accusations, insisting she had given consent.
The case was heading for trial until Munslow, of no fixed address, changed his pleas on 8 October, pleading guilty to rape, assault by penetration, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
At his sentencing hearing on Tuesday (3 December), Judge Stuart Rafferty KC told Munslow that he accepted he suffered from mental health issues, including schizophrenia – but that his culpability for the offences remained “high.”
Judge Rafferty KC told him: “You were drinking all day, and by 8pm you quite clearly were worse for drink. But from your perspective and hers, the awful thing is you still knew what you were doing.
“You set out to torture her – because that’s what this case is really about. When she said she didn’t want to have sex with you, you wouldn’t take no for an answer. She is never going to recover from what you did. She will never be a whole person again. That is down to you.”
Following the sentencing, Detective Constable Gemma Rimmer, who led the investigation, said:
“I am full of admiration for this victim, who has shown immense courage and dignity.
“Munslow subjected her to a violent and extremely shocking ordeal before refusing to admit what he had done for over a year. This meant the victim had to endure a lengthy and distressing legal process that verged upon a crown court trial.
“His actions that night were utterly despicable and have unsurprisingly had a very significant impact on his victim.
“As this case finally comes to an end, I would like to place on record my thanks to the victim, who has shown immense bravery throughout this process.
“I hope this sentence gives her at least some degree of closure.”
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