Locations
Chaplin Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3
Description
Detectives have praised the 'bravery' of a woman whose evidence helped to jail a rapist for 17 years.
Mihai Savescu is this month starting a 17-year jail term after being convicted of multiple counts of rape.
The 34-year-old, of Chaplin Road, Longton, was convicted following a trial at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
Now Staffordshire Police have welcomed the sentence handed down to the rapist.
Detective Constable Diane Sproston, from the forces rape and serious sexual offences unit, said: Savescu was predatory and manipulative.
Id like to commend the victim who bravely came forward and reported these appalling crimes. She has shown incredible bravery and cooperation throughout the court process.
I hope the sentence provides some form of closure and comfort knowing Savescu will be behind bars for a long time.
Romanian Savescu will be deported once he has served his prison sentence. He will remain on the Sex Offenders' Register for the rest of his life and is barred from a range of activities involving children and vulnerable adults.