LIVERPOOL MAN SENTENCED TO NEARLY SEVEN YEARS FOR UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN RAPE
A heinous case involved Lennox Smith, aged 24, who was found guilty of raping an unconscious woman.The victim described feeling "so alone and trapped in her own thoughts" after the assault.
The court heard that Smith forced himself on the woman while she was unconscious, leading to her pregnancy and a subsequent traumatic miscarriage.
The woman recounted her ordeal, saying, "My whole life got destroyed.
I had no control over my life or my body.
I was disrespected to the highest levels." At Liverpool Crown Court, prosecutor Arthur Gibson explained that the woman had no memory of the incident but recognized evidence of what had happened on her underwear.
She confronted Smith, who admitted to the assault.
Several weeks into her pregnancy, she confided in a nurse and was later contacted by a social worker who confirmed her pregnancy resulted from Smith having sex with her while she was asleep, despite her telling him not to.
The woman chose not to take action immediately but was admitted to hospital a month later after suffering a miscarriage, requiring surgery.
In her personal statement, she expressed her suffering: "This has had a huge impact on my life...
I will never get back the parts of me lost, but I am trying to focus on rebuilding and moving past Lennox Smith." Smith initially pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape and one of sexual assault but changed his plea to guilty before trial.
His defense argued that his mental health issues, including ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety, and depression, would make imprisonment particularly challenging.
Smith was sentenced to six years and nine months for each rape count, and 18 months for sexual assault, to run concurrently.
He received a lifetime restraining order prohibiting contact with the victim and will remain on the sex offenders register for life.
Detective Sergeant Bob Sandham praised the victim's courage and emphasized the police's commitment to tackling violence against women and girls.
He urged others with information to come forward, providing contact details for reporting sexual offences, including anonymous options through Rape and Sexual Abuse Support services.
