Locations
Graham Drive, Castleford, Wakefield, WF10
Description
A Castleford man has been jailed for rape and controlling and coercive behaviour.
Alexander Julien was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court last week after being found guilty of the offences by a jury following a trial in December.
The 34-year-old of Graham Drive, Castleford, was jailed for five years for the rape of a female aged over 16, reported to have taken place in Wakefield District in 2022, a charge he denied.
He was also jailed for two years for two offences of coercive and controlling behaviour (to run concurrently with each other but consecutive to the rape sentence) which he also denied.
Appearing before the court for sentencing on Thursday (22/1) Julien was sentenced to nine years and six months.
This included a further two years and six months sentence for separate drug offences which was ordered to run consecutively.
The convictions followed an investigation by the Wakefield District Safeguarding Unit.
Detective Constable Adele Bossons of the Wakefield District Safeguarding Unit said:
“I'm pleased that Julien has been handed a lengthy sentence that reflects the severity of his offending.
“Victims of this type of offending show tremendous bravery in coming forward and I hope that it brings some comfort to see justice being done after experiencing such an horrendous ordeal.
“We have dedicated safeguarding teams across West Yorkshire Police who are trained to support victims of sexual abuse and violence. I would encourage anyone who has been victim of offences of this nature to please get in touch.”