KIERAN MULLEN JAILED AFTER RAPE IN YORK AND LONDON
A MAN has been jailed for 11 years after being was found guilty of rape in both York and London.Kieran Mullen, 34, of Dace Road in London, appeared at Wood Green Crown Court, London, for sentencing today (Friday, October 3).
He was found guilty by a jury on August 22 of three counts of rape in York and a further count of rape and one count of sexual assault in the London area.
The court heard that Mullen raped the first victim in York in 2013 and the second in London in 2020.
In a statement read out in court, the York based victim said: "Before I met you, I always saw the good in people and I trusted others easily.
That changed the night you raped me.
"You wrought such dehumanising violence on my body.
You violated me in a way that's difficult to verbalise.
I won't ever forget the way you made me feel that night, like a worthless object for you to use however you wanted.
"I should have been able to grow into womanhood and discover who I wanted to be, but you decimated my sense of self-worth and self-confidence at a pivotal time in my life.
I felt worthless and used for years afterwards.
"Now, standing here after so long and knowing that I am finally believed, that every juror heard me and recognised the truth, and that you will finally face justice, has changed how I feel.
“I have spent years feeling intimidated by you, scared of you, since the rape, but I have been heard and believed and feel validated, the scales have shifted and now I have some power back too.
“You will have to face the consequences for your actions, as I have been doing for all these years."