04/08/2024
A man from Birmingham has been jailed for 21 years for rapes against a woman and historic rape and sexual abuse of two children.
Marcus Newton’s vile offending came to light after his three brave victims came forward.
The 27-year-old, from Aston, was jailed at Wolverhampton Crown Court on July 26 following a trial.
As well as being jailed for 21 years he was placed on the sex offenders register for life.
He was found guilty of two charges of raping a child under 13, one charge of sexually assaulting a child under 13 and three charges of rape.
Newton’s sexual offending was brought to light when one of his brave victims contacted us to say that he had been raped by Newton.
He told us how Newton’s actions had a massive impact on his mental health and he was having suicidal thoughts. He told us the offending took place when he was a young boy.
As a result of the first victim contacting us two more victims also came forward. One was a woman who said she had been raped by Newton back in 2018 and 2019.
Another woman also came forward to say she had been raped by him over a period of four years while she was still a child. We analysed footage on her phone which included messages and pictures sent by him to corroborate her story.
Detective Sergeant Sareena Puri, from our Adult Investigation Team, said: “Newton is a sexual predator who raped and sexually abused his vulnerable victims. Two of them were under the age of 13 at the time. We are pleased with the sentence which sends out a clear message that people who behave in this appalling way will be caught and will spend many years behind bars.
“I would like to praise the courage of his three victims who came forward to tell us what he had done. Their bravery in giving evidence in court has to be commended. Newton has shown no signs of remorse for what he has done and for the impact his offending has had on the lives of his three victims.
“We hope their bravery encourages other people subjected to sexual abuse and rape to come forward. We are here to help and listen.”
It is important to note that survivors of rape are protected by law and have life-long anonymity.
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