Locations
Willerby Road, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, City Of Kingston Upon Hull, HU5
Description
A "vulnerable" woman was left shocked, suffering nightmares, and feeling "disgusting" after a "callous" and drug-fueled rape.
She begged the man to stop, but he ignored her and later claimed the attack "didn't happen and couldn't have happened."
The victim cried afterward and felt upset that there was "no hiding from memories," Hull Crown Court heard.
Michael Wilkinson, 30, of Willerby Road, west Hull, but recently in custody, denied rape but was convicted by a jury. He was cleared of another rape charge.
Prosecutor Dale Brook said Wilkinson pushed the woman down and raped her despite her refusal. "She told him to stop but he wouldn't," Mr. Brook said. "Afterwards, she was crying."
In police interviews, Wilkinson claimed consensual sex and denied the rape.
The victim said: "I was in so much pain and he didn't care. I was embarrassed and ashamed and he didn't care. He made me feel like I was nothing, just something for him to use.
"He made me feel disgusting. What he took from me can never be given back. I don't know if I will ever be able to trust anyone again. There is no hiding from memories."
She added: "When I do sleep, I have nightmares about him. The anxiety is overwhelming. Despite everything, I am glad I spoke up. Everyone knows what he is."
Defense lawyer Charlotte Baines said the victim was vulnerable and the act "very unpleasant, to say the least." "I don't diminish that," she added.
Wilkinson had been in custody since proceedings began but previously worked as a groundworker. He was arrested at a probation office while complying well with a prior court order. In prison, he worked and benefited from abstaining from drink and drugs.
Deputy circuit judge Timothy Clayson told Wilkinson: "This was a callous, self-centred act of rape carried out for your sexual gratification. This offence has caused her significant psychological harm.
"Your downfall was drink and, particularly, drugs."
Wilkinson was jailed for eight years, must register as a sex offender, and received an indefinite restraining order.