BEDFORD MAN JAILED FOR ATTEMPTED RAPE AFTER “LIFE CHANGING” ATTACK
A Bedford man has been jailed for more than five years after attempting to rape a woman following a night out with friends.Carlton Lancelot-Mungofa, 27, known to the victim only as Carlito, sexually assaulted and attempted to rape her at a house in January 2021.
Following an investigation by Bedfordshire Police’s Rape and Serious Sexual Offences team, he was convicted of attempted rape after a four-day trial.
The jury deliberated for just two and a half hours before returning a guilty verdict.
He was sentenced at Luton Crown Court today (Thursday) to five and a half years in prison.
In her personal statement, the victim described the long-term emotional impact of the attack: “When all this happened, I lost what I thought was a good part of my life surrounded by friends, going out, having drinks, and just enjoying life.
Nights out were always full of laughter and never ended badly, until the night everything changed.
After that happened, it felt like I lost all of it.
The people I was closest to started seeing me differently, as if that one moment defined me.
I will never get that time back.
My life has felt like it has been on pause, and I do not know if it will ever be the same again or if I will ever fully recover from this.” Detective Sergeant Joanna Tyrrell noted, “This was a terrifying ordeal for the victim, and I want to commend her courage in coming forward and supporting the investigation.
Today’s sentence reflects the seriousness of Lancelot-Mungofa’s actions and sends a clear message that this behaviour will not be tolerated.
We will continue to work tirelessly to ensure those who commit violent and predatory offences against women are brought to justice.
We would encourage anyone who has been the victim of rape or serious sexual assault to come forward, safe in the knowledge that they will be treated with sympathy and respect and given the support they need.”
