Locations
High Street, Stoke-on-trent ST6
Description
Rapist Jamie Whiller has been caged for eight years. The 35-year-old former squaddie raped his teenage victim when she was aged 16.
His actions left the vulnerable girl unable to sleep and suffering with stress and anxiety. But she reported the abuse to her mum and the police were informed.
Now Whiller has been jailed for eight years at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. Prosecutor Stefan Kolodynski said the defendant 'forced' himself upon his victim and had full unprotected sex with her.
The offending came to light when the victim told her mum what Whiller had done to her. The defendant admitted having sex with the girl when she was aged 16 but denied rape, saying it was consensual.
But Whiller, formerly of High Street, Tunstall, later pleaded guilty to two charges of rape and another serious sexual offence.
Caroline Harris, mitigating, said Whiller is very upset he has caused his victim distress. She said: "It has affected his employment. He has been called names in the street and publicly on nights out. It has resulted in the loss of his employment, the loss of his home and him moving to the south coast."
She said Whiller served in the Army from the age of 18 to 25 and has sought to live a decent hard working life. He has no previous convictions.
Miss Harris added: "He made an attempt on his life last year, such is the remorse and regret he feels."
Deputy Circuit Judge Paul Glenn made Whiller the subject of an indefinite restraining order which prevents him contacting his victim for the rest of his life. He said the defendant's suggestion in the pre-sentence report that, 'She came on to me', was 'distasteful'.
Deputy Circuit Judge Glenn added: "You knew that child was vulnerable. By your pleas you now accept she did not consent on two occasions. She submitted to your demands. You used her to satisfy your sexual appetite.
"She has been left with anxiety, depression and anger and speaks of the effect it has had on her relationship with boyfriends."
Whiller will serve two thirds of the sentence before he can be considered for release. He will be on the sex offenders' register indefinitely and was barred from a range of activities involving children and vulnerable adults.