Man jailed for raping woman he met on a dating site in South Wiltshire
He's been placed on the sex offenders' register
A 60 year old man has been jailed for five years for raping a woman in South Wiltshire, who he had met through the Badoo dating website.
Malcolm Compton, of Carpenters Lane, Keynsham, Somerset, was convicted by a jury of the attack in September 2020.
He appeared at Winchester Crown Court, who heard that the defendant met his victim on the site and stayed with her for several nights, carrying out handy work at her home, before attacking her.
In an impact statement read to the court, the victim said:
"I feel ashamed at what happened to me, that I wasn't able to do anything more, I couldn't fight him off.
"I was traumatised by what happened. I still blame myself for what happened, I invited him into my house, I trusted him, that he wouldn't take advantage of me."
She added that her self confidence had been affected by the attack and that she still felt scared of him and she needed to take sleeping tablets.
A Wiltshire Police spokesman said:
"The court heard how Compton had initially met his victim on a dating website and they had been communicating online for about a week before they agreed to meet in person.
"Compton's victim made it clear that she was seeking companionship and that she just wanted to be friends.
"But almost immediately after moving in, he began to pressure her into sexual activity, and exercise controlling behaviour.
"On Friday 11 September, Compton went on to rape her. His victim reported the offence to Wiltshire Police the following day."
Jailing Compton and placing him on the sex offenders' register for 10 years, Judge Andrew Barnett told him:
"The two of you met by a website and as a consequence she invited you to come into her house and you stayed for several nights.
"Quite frankly what happened was very bizarre, quite plainly you were keen to help her but you began to show affection towards her which initially wasn't entirely rebuffed.
"There were occasions when you slept near her or in her bed and it was the last night when this criminal act happened, you raped her with her plainly not consenting."