A Dudley man's jailed for coercive control and rape
35 year old Mark Coley's been sentenced to 18 years behind bars
Last updated 7th Jun 2024
Mark Coley locked his victim up for weeks and refused to let her eat, have access to her mobile phone and even tied her up on occasions so she couldn’t leave his address in Dudley.
He persuaded her to meet with him in summer 2022 and then forced the woman into his flat where he made threats and claimed cameras were monitoring her.
Coley also controlled her finances and it was only in the September he ‘trusted’ her to have access to a phone.
She took the opportunity to ring a relative, who contacted us, and fled the address.
However, Coley managed to quickly track her down to a hotel in the area and took her to a caravan and other guesthouses.
Following extensive enquiries we traced them both to Stourport in the October.
Coley – who sustained serious head injuries following a collision as a teenager - was arrested and denied any wrong-doing.
However, following a trial he was convicted of rape and coercive control.
The 35-year-old, of New Rowley Road, Dudley, was jailed for 18 years at Wolverhampton Crown Court last Friday (31 May).
He was also put on the sex offender register for life.
Police have called him a dangerous abuser and say his actions were deplorable.