Locations
Thornton Road, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8
Description
A Bradford man has been jailed after he was found guilty of raping a woman following a re-trial.
Christopher Davies was convicted at Bradford Crown Court on 14 January 2021 following a five-day trial.
The initial trial was held in May 2021, but jurors failed to reach a verdict.
The incident occurred on 6 January 2019, when Davies, 49, invited the victim to his house in Thornton Drive, Bradford.
Davies lured the victim into the property, before raping her. The victim fled the property on foot when Davies went into the bathroom.
She then reported the incident to the police and Davies was arrested and later charged with rape and sexual assault.
Following his guilty verdict, he was remanded and today at Bradford Crown (4 February 2022), Davies was sentenced to seven years and three months for rape and one year and nine months for sexual assault, to run concurrently.
He has also been ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life.
West Yorkshire Police Detective Emma Lindley, who led the investigation said: I would like to praise the victim for coming forward and reporting Davies actions. Its not been easy especially going through a re-trail, but she has shown courage throughout and Id like to thank her for her bravery.
I hope this sentencing brings comfort to the victim and also brings closure, as she moves forward with her life.
We take all reports of this nature seriously and anyone who is a victim of a sexual assault can rest assure we will do all we can to bring the perpetrators to justice.