A 39-year-old Suffolk man who plied a teenage girl with alcohol at his home before raping her while she stayed overnight in a spare bedroom has been sentenced to eight years and six months’ imprisonment at Ipswich Crown Court.
Razul Magdalaga, residing at High Street in Leiston, Suffolk, appeared in the dock for sentence at Ipswich Crown Court on Tuesday 10 November 2026 having pleaded guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault at an earlier hearing following an investigation by Suffolk Constabulary.
The court heard that the attack took place at Magdalaga’s home address after he invited the victim—a girl aged in her mid-teens who was known to him—for a meal with himself and another person. During the evening, Magdalaga provided the child with alcohol and encouraged her to stay the night in a spare room at the property, where he proceeded to rape her.
In the early hours of the following morning, the survivor contacted a friend and was collected from the Leiston address, immediately reporting what had happened to friends and family before the matter was referred to police.
Following the sentencing hearing on Tuesday 10 November, Detective Constable Stephanie White, of Suffolk Constabulary’s Safeguarding and Investigations Unit, who led the investigation, condemned Magdalaga’s predatory conduct and praised the survivor’s courage:
“Magdalaga took advantage of a young girl, who was more than half his age at the time of the offence. He deliberately tried to gain her trust by inviting her to socialise at his house but continued to provide her with alcohol before taking advantage of her. This demonstrates clear predatory behaviour towards a vulnerable teenage girl, and I would like to commend the victim’s bravery in coming forward and supporting this prosecution. Suffolk Constabulary is committed to supporting victims of sexual assault and bringing offenders to justice.”
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, the child survivor in this case is protected by mandatory, lifelong statutory anonymity from the moment an allegation is made. Any publication, broadcast, or public dissemination of information capable of leading to her identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Sentencing Magdalaga at Ipswich Crown Court on Tuesday 10 November 2026, the presiding judge imposed an immediate custodial term of eight years and six months’ imprisonment alongside ordering him to sign the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.
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