Appeal Court judges raise rapist's sentence

SIX YEARS IN CUSTODY INCREASED TO NINE

- By STAFF REPORTER

A MAN who filmed himself raping a vulnerable woman after a night out before claiming she had “forced” him to commit the offence has had his prison sentence increased after the Court of Appeal ruled it was unduly lenient.

Gagandeep Gulati, 20, pictured, sent some of the nine videos he took of the attack in Leicester in September to others before telling police that he was the victim in the incident.

He was convicted at Leicester Crown Court in March of rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault and sharing or threatening to share an intimate photograph or film, and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment in a young offender institution.

Barristers for the Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby, told the Court of Appeal on Thursday that the sentence was “unduly lenient” and should be increased, while lawyers for Gulati claimed it was appropriate.

Three senior judges ruled the sentence for the rape should be increased to nine years, while imposing concurrent sentences for the assault by penetration and sexual assault of four years and six months respectively.