A rapist taunted his vulnerable victim by telling her that nothing would happen if she reported the attack.
Karl Seale, aged 48, from Cwmbran, 'overpowered' and raped his victim then stopped to smoke one of her cigarettes.
The court heard the offence took place in the Cwmbran area in May last year when Searle grabbed the woman and forced her to masturbate him before 'overpowering' her and raping her.
He then smoked one of her cigarettes.
When the victim said she would report what had happened the defendant told her: 'Nothing will get done.
I'm going to deny it.' The court heard the victim did report the assault and the defendant was located, arrested, and interviewed.
He was subsequently released on bail but then his whereabouts were unknown until he was found on Merseyside in October and taken to Newport police station for further questioning.
He gave officers a prepared statement denying the allegation of rape but saying there had been some consensual sexual activity.
In an impact statement read to the court, the victim said she suffered nightly nightmares following the attack, feeling like her attacker was 'haunting' her.
She could not stop crying when she heard Searle had pleaded guilty, expressing 'happy and sad tears.' Karl Seale, who has previous convictions including a 2001 conviction for sexual intercourse with a child under 16 and a 2024 conviction for exposure, was sentenced to an extended sentence of eight years and nine months, comprising six years and nine months in custody followed by a two-year licence period.
The court also noted he will serve two-thirds of the sentence in custody and remain a registered sex offender for life.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
onvictions including a 2001 conviction for sexual intercourse with a child under 16 and a 2024 conviction for exposure, was sentenced to an extended sentence of eight years and nine months, comprising six years and nine months in custody...
Prison sentence
eight years and nine months
She could not stop crying when she heard Searle had pleaded guilty, expressing 'happy and sad tears.' Karl Seale, who has previous convictions including a 2001 conviction for sexual intercourse with a child under 16 and a 2024 conviction for exposure, was sentenced to an extended sentence of eight years and nine months, comprising six years and nine months in custody followed by a two-year licence period
Extended sentence
eight years and nine months
She could not stop crying when she heard Searle had pleaded guilty, expressing 'happy and sad tears.' Karl Seale, who has previous convictions including a 2001 conviction for sexual intercourse with a child under 16 and a 2024 conviction for exposure, was sentenced to an extended sentence of eight years and nine months, comprising six years and nine months in custody followed by a two-year licence period
Prison sentence
for life
The court also noted he will serve two-thirds of the sentence in custody and remain a registered sex offender for life
