Kevan Bond 39

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A RAPIST who used Facebook to distribute a video of his victim having sex has been jailed for nine years.

Sentencing Kevin Bond, Judge Graeme Smith told him: It was a totally despicable way to act.

Following a six-day trial at Bolton Crown Court Bond, aged 32, of Elsdon Gardens, Tonge Moor, was found guilty of rape, disclosing a private sexual video with intent to cause distress and a sexual assault.

He admitted a further count of common assault and was cleared by a jury of three further counts of rape and criminal damage.

The court had heard how the sexual assault charge arose because Bond had filmed his victim without her knowledge as she slept on May 25, 2014 and she only found out about it when he passed her a pen drive containing the footage.

Then, on April 27 last year he called at her home and saw her, through the letterbox, committing a sexual act with a man.

Furious, he admitted assaulting her, and the court heard that he was so jealous that he used Facebook to send her partner a video he had taken of her having oral sex with himself.

Bond went on to threaten his victim that he would distribute further sexual videos of her.

She would have known that you were going to potentially carry out the threat, Judge Smith told Bond.

With his victim fearing he would go ahead with distributing the videos, that evening Bond raped the woman. It is quite clear to me that you had sent a sexual video without her consent and that resulted in her having sex with you against her will, said Judge Smith.

Colin Buckle, defending, said Bond was remorseful.

He added that the greatest punishment father-of-two Bond will endure is the loss of contact with his children while he is in prison.

But Judge Smith told Bond: This is something you have entirely brought upon yourself.

Bond has been placed on the sex offenders register for life and will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order for an indefinite period.