Kamljit Sahota, aged 48, of Cannock, Staffordshire, has been sentenced to 10 years and two months’ imprisonment at Stafford Crown Court after admitting the rape and coercive control of a woman in Stafford.
The court heard the offences occurred across a four-month timeframe between July and October last year.
During this period, Sahota subjected the victim to an escalating pattern of controlling and coercive behaviour, coupled with threats to damage and destroy property, before carrying out two rapes.
Following a comprehensive inquiry led by Staffordshire Police, Sahota was arrested and formally interviewed.
He initially denied all charges, maintaining his innocence.
However, during Crown Court proceedings, Sahota was confronted with the prosecution case and evidence compiled with the assistance of the survivor, prompting him to reverse his stance and enter guilty pleas to:
- Two counts of rape
- Engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour
- Making threats to destroy or damage property
Passing sentence, the judge handed Sahota an immediate custodial term of 10 years and two months (122 months).
The court also imposed an ongoing restraining order barring any future contact with the victim, ordered the payment of a £228 statutory surcharge, and directed that Sahota remain subject to the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely (for life).
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. Sahota is subject to the mandatory two-thirds custody rule, requiring him to serve a minimum of two-thirds (six years, nine months and ten days / approximately 81 months) of his sentence in prison custody before becoming eligible to apply for statutory release on licence under the supervision of the Probation Service.
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