Dean Nash, aged 43, of Albany Road, Redruth, Cornwall, has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment at Truro Crown Court after being convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old schoolboy.
The court heard the offences took place in Liskeard during 2022.
Prosecution barristers presented evidence establishing that Nash had intentionally penetrated the victim’s mouth and attempted further penetration without consent, and in the absence of any reasonable belief that the teenager was consenting.
Nash maintained his innocence throughout police interviews and entered not guilty pleas, requiring the teenage victim to give evidence during a Crown Court trial.
Following deliberations, the jury rejected Nash’s defence and returned guilty verdicts on three charges:
- One count of oral rape
- One count of attempted rape of a boy
- One count of sexual assault on a male
Sentencing him, Judge Carr condemned Nash’s predatory actions against a child, imposing an immediate custodial term of seven years (84 months).
The judge also ordered that Nash be made subject to the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely (for life) and imposed a lifetime restraining order strictly banning any contact with the victim.
Release Calculation: Under UK sentencing legislation governing standard determinate custodial sentences of seven years or more for serious sexual offences, statutory early release at the halfway mark does not apply. Nash is subject to the mandatory two-thirds custody rule, requiring him to serve a minimum of two-thirds (four years and eight months / 56 months) of his seven-year sentence in prison custody before becoming eligible to be considered for statutory release on licence under the supervision of the Probation Service.
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