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A man has been jailed for rape after police officers ‘stumbled across a sex attack’.

Anthony Donald Raymond offered to give a woman a lift home in March 2022 – when he detoured to a remote location in Wiltshire and parked.

It was there that the 33-year-old, of Amesbury, forcibly removed her clothing and carried out the rape.

Police officers on routine patrol came across the incident taking place, but Raymond managed to evade them and flee the scene.

Following a week-long trial at Winchester Crown Court, the account of the victim backed up by the officers and their accompanying body-worn camera footage secured a guilty verdict.

On 20 October, he was jailed for nine years and told to register as a sex offender for life.

DC Martyn Powell of South CID said: “I would like to praise the victim in this case for having the courage and conviction to see this through a difficult 18 months and a week-long trial.

“The officers at scene who came across this incident captured key information and evidence on their body worn cameras which was able to be produced to the court in evidence.

“I hope that this sentence inspires others who have suffered sexual violence to come forward and report incidents to the police where we will endeavour to support you.”

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A PAEDOPHILE who repeatedly raped a girl when she was a young child has had his prison sentence extended by two years.

Christopher Hendy, 52, formerly of Devereux Road, Amesbury, abused this victim in the 1980s, forcing her to perform sexual acts on him.

He told her not to tell anyone about what had happened.

Hendy also abused another young girl by touching her sexually on a single occasion.

The two victims came forward after reading press coverage of Hendys previous convictions in 2015, when he was jailed for 22 years for 21 offences, including 12 counts of raping children.

He initially denied abusing the two girls, but changed his plea on the eve of his trial, admitting rape, gross indecency with a child and indecent assault.

Winchester Crown Court heard on Friday that Hendy was a teenager when the abuse took place.

Andy Houston, prosecuting, said Hendy would look at dirty magazines before abusing his victim.

The victim remembers being told by the defendant she was a special girl and this was their little secret that no one should ever know anything about, Mr Houston said.

In a statement, one of Hendys victims said to him: I am not scared of you and what you did.

Mr Houston said that both victims had undergone counselling and suffered from stress, depression and anxiety as a results of their ordeals.

The court heard that Hendy, who showed no emotion during the sentencing hearing, would be starting a course in prison to help with victim empathy.

In mitigation, Ms Sourtsz said: These proceedings have brought him stress and considerable anxiety.

She said a long sentence would utterly crush Hendy, adding: It is very difficult for him to look beyond today and deal with what lies ahead of him.

In his dream he wants to come out of prison and re-establish his life to the best of his ability but he appreciates that is some way in the distance.

Sentencing, Judge Susan Evans said: No child should feel ashamed at being abused.

She added that if the offences had been dealt with in 2015, Hendy would have been jailed for eight-and-a-half years, but she was restrained by her sentencing powers.