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MAN JAILED FOR ATTEMPTED RAPE OF TEENAGE GIRL IN HASTINGS
A man has been jailed for the attempted rape of a teenage girl.
Luke Anderson assaulted the 17-year-old girl while she was sitting near an underpass in Wellington Place, Hastings, on Saturday, January 29.
A member of the public witnessed the attack, wrestled Anderson off the victim, and called the police.
Anderson was charged with rape and pleaded not guilty at Brighton Magistrates’ Court.
He was remanded in custody until trial, maintained his innocence, and extensive investigations linked him to the crime through CCTV footage and DNA tests.
A jury found him guilty of attempted rape, and he was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.
Anderson, unemployed and without a fixed address, will also be added to the sex offenders’ register for life.
The victim received support from specialist officers, and the police praised the bravery of the witness and the victim for their courage in helping to bring the offender to justice.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
tigations linked him to the crime through CCTV footage and DNA tests. A jury found him guilty of attempted rape, and he was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. Anderson, unemployed and without a fixed address, will also be add...
Prison sentence
A man has been jailed for the attempted rape of a teenage girl
Prison sentence
seven and a half years
A jury found him guilty of attempted rape, and he was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison
