Locations
Wallis Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34
Description
A man convicted of three rapes and multiple sexual assaults has been given an extended sentence totalling 13 years.
On March 9, 2022, Northamptonshire Police was called by a woman who reported that Luke Yates, aged 23, had raped and sexually assaulted her after coming round to fix her boiler.
During the subsequent investigation, on July 19, 2022, the Force received a second report about Yates from a 16-year-old girl.
She told officers that he had raped her during their first meeting, following contact on messaging app Snapchat.
Yates went on to be charged with two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault against the first victim, and one count of rape and one count of assault by penetration against the second.
Following a trial at Northampton Crown Court, Yates was found guilty on January 30, and returned to the same court on April 29 for sentencing.
There, Yates, formerly of Wallis Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, was handed an extended sentence totalling 13 years, made up of 10 years’ imprisonment and a further three on licence.
Extended sentences are used for criminals convicted of specific offences who are deemed to be dangerous.