Christopher Freeman, of Wokingham, Berkshire, has been released from prison on statutory licence after serving ten years of a 20-year sentence for carrying out a series of rapes against children and an adult woman.
The conviction dates back to 2016 following a major investigation conducted by Devon & Cornwall Police into offences perpetrated across the St Austell area.
Although Freeman’s most recent residential address was located in Berkshire, proceedings were conducted in Cornwall due to the jurisdiction of the attacks.
During a six-day trial at Truro Crown Court, prosecutors outlined how Freeman targeted defenceless victims, including two young children.
Freeman denied the offences throughout the trial, claiming he was innocent of the allegations.
Following deliberations, the jury rejected his defence and convicted him of eight counts of rape:
- Three counts of raping a female child aged under the age of 13
- Two counts of raping a male child
- Three counts of raping a woman
The trial judge sentenced Freeman to 20 years’ imprisonment in 2016.
Under standard determinate sentencing release frameworks applicable at the date of his conviction, Freeman was subject to automatic statutory release on licence at the 50 per cent threshold of his term, resulting in his release after serving ten years (120 months) in prison custody.
Freeman will spend the remaining ten years of his sentence under the supervision of the Probation Service in the community.
As part of the strict licence conditions attached to his release, Freeman is prohibited under an exclusion order from entering the geographical areas of Devon or Cornwall, alongside lifetime compliance with the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register.
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