In 2019, the Offender Database reported that Mark Westley, a Rugby Paedophile Child Molester, who sexually abused and raped vulnerable teenage girls residing at two charity houses in Daventry, where he was employed throughout the 1990s, received a 15-year prison sentence.
Mark Westley, then 56, of Long Lawford, Rugby, was found guilty and jailed for nine offences following a 10-day trial at Northampton Crown Court.
The charges were many rapes and indecent assaults occurring between 1994 and 1995 at the Post House and Move On House, where Mark Westley served as deputy manager.
The residences offered housing and assistance for children exiting social care from the age of 15, as well as for homeless individuals confronting challenges such as substance abuse.
Investigations into Mark Westley commenced in August 2016, following a woman’s claim to Northamptonshire Police that she had been repeatedly raped and sexually attacked by Westley during her residence at the Post House in 1994-1995, when she was 17 and 18 years of age.
The ensuing investigation revealed a second victim who also reported being raped by Westley throughout her adolescence.
During his trial at Northampton Crown Court, Mark Westley refuted 13 allegations made against him.
Mark Westley was found guilty of nine offences, including several counts of rape and indecent assault, resulting in five concurrent 15-year sentences.
Jurors received testimonies from both victims, alongside witnesses such as fellow residents, a former manager who elaborated on an internal probe into Mark Westley’s conduct, and counsellors who assisted one of the victims.
After the guilty conviction, the prosecution presented victim impact testimonies that disclosed the enduring physical and psychological anguish inflicted upon the two ladies by Mark Westley’s assault.
In delivering the sentence, His Honour Judge Marcus Tregilgas-Davey stated that both victims were distressed and vulnerable, deserving of safety and security in their home, and characterised Mark Westley’s actions as ‘utterly terrible.’
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