OLIVER MULLEN

A man has been informed that he will serve a 14-year prison sentence after his appeals were denied.

Oliver Mullen, age 38 and from Bradford-on-Avon, was found guilty of raping two women by a unanimous jury at Bristol Crown Court in October 2024.

Following his conviction, he received a prison term of 14 years, along with an additional four-year period on extended licence.

He was also permanently registered on the Sex Offenders’ Register.

Mullen challenged both his conviction and the length of his sentence through appeals, which were heard at the Royal Courts of Justice on Wednesday, 28 January.

Both appeals—one against the conviction and the other against the sentence—were rejected, and the appeals were dismissed.

During the trial, evidence was presented that detailed how Mullen had raped a woman who was unable to give consent at a property off Atchley Street in Bristol on 21 May 2021.

The court also heard that he had previously raped another woman on Ashley Avenue in Bath on 10 April 2016.

A victim’s statement, read aloud during sentencing, described her emotional and physical suffering: “Daily, I feel fear, shame, anger, isolation, and distrust.

He watched me struggle to breathe and then raped me.

Today, I can breathe again.

“I find it hard to trust new people, especially men, and this has profoundly impacted my ability to form meaningful relationships.

The trauma I carry with me has shaped my world in ways I cannot fully express.”