Man jailed after woman raped by multiple men

A man who repeatedly raped a "very vulnerable" woman and forced her to have sex with other men in his home has been jailed for 21 years.

West Yorkshire Police said Cleveland Wyatt, 62, and another man were arrested and charged in March 2023 after the victim reported being raped and beaten by several men at an address in the Chapeltown area of Leeds.

Wyatt, of Ederoyd Drive in Pudsey, was found guilty at a trial at Leeds Crown Court earlier this year of two counts of rape and two counts of causing the woman to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. His co-defendant was cleared of all counts.

Wyatt was sentenced on Thursday at the same court.

In a victim impact statement provided to the court, the woman said the attack made her "anxious and nervous all the time".

"I often have nightmares that I am being raped, it's like re-living what happened," the court heard.

"Just talking about this now makes me tear up and feel upset."

The force said it was unable to identify the other men involved in the attack "despite extensive inquiries".

Det Ch Insp Lisa Jones, who heads the force's Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Team, said Wyatt preyed on the "clearly very vulnerable victim" and "cruelly exploited her in the most appalling of circumstances".

She said: "We would like to recognise the courage that the victim has shown throughout the investigation and the trial.

"The lasting traumatic impact that Wyatt's actions have had on her cannot be underestimated, and we hope it will provide some degree of comfort to her to see him brought to justice."

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