ROBERT HESSEY

FOREST FIELDS MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS FOR RAPE

Rapist jailed for five years Robert Hessey, 23, formally of Berridge Road East, Forest Fields, admitted to raping a woman at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, August 2.

The incident occurred on Sunday, January 3, 2016, at approximately 3 am, when Hessey approached a 46-year-old woman at a bus stop in Arnold while she was waiting for a taxi to complete her journey home.

He asked to share her taxi and subsequently invited himself into her house, where he committed rape.

The judge sentenced him to five years in prison and imposed a restraining order preventing him from approaching his victim.

Hessey will also remain on the sex offenders register for an indefinite period.

DC Emma Pollard remarked: “Hessey knew that the woman was afraid of him and he abused this as a way of gaining entry into her house.

There are no excuses for this type of behaviour.

There is still a widely perpetrated myth that implicit consent can be given by someone’s actions, such as allowing them into their house.

This is absolutely unacceptable and, although no sentence could truly reflect the pain Hessey inflicted on this woman, I am pleased with the result.

I would like to thank her for being so brave throughout this case, and I hope this shows how seriously these offences are taken.”