MAN WHO RAPED SEX WORKER IN LIVERPOOL JAILED FOR NINE YEARS
Joseph Allan Smith was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court of raping the woman on 17 January 2022 in Liverpool.
Merseyside Police said Smith, 38, assaulted the woman, who was working as a prostitute, and then raped her in the Kensington district of the city.
Det Insp Rob Pritchard said: "No-one, whatever their profession, should be subjected to such violence and abuse." Smith, of no fixed abode, will spend nine years in jail and a further five on licence.
The victim was praised for her courage in reporting the attack which was described as a "terrifying assault" by Det Insp Pritchard.
"Merseyside Police treat violence against sex workers as a hate crime and this result shows that violence against women and girls will simply not be tolerated, whatever the circumstances," he added.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
43.2%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
39.9%
Surname region
UK
United States
46.5%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Conviction
Detected legal outcome
Joseph Allan Smith was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court of raping the woman on 17 January 2022 in Liverpool. Merseyside Police said Smith, 38, assaulted the woman, who was working as a prostitute, and then raped her in the Kensington d...
