A rapist who assaulted a woman in her own home whilst her child slept in the next room has been jailed for 10 and a half years.
Matthew Cawston knew his victim and had visited her home to help with a domestic emergency, Preston Crown Court heard. However, when the job was finished, the 27-year-old complained he didn't want to cycle home in the rain and asked if he could stay over, according to Lancs Live.
Paul Treble, prosecuting, said the woman agreed to let him sleep on the sofa, but made it clear to him that she did not want to have sex.The woman went to bed and left Cawston on the couch, but later woke to find her pyjama bottoms had been removed and Cawston lying on top of her having sex.In a statement, she told police she 'froze',
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