Sex attacker who raped teenager jailed for 11 years

A sex attacker who raped a teenager in his home after offering a lift back from a night out has been jailed for 11 years.

- by Karon Kelly

Rhys Conn said he would take the 17-year-old home but instead drove her to his house and raped her.

Newcastle Crown Court heard Conn, who also sexually assaulted the woman in his van, ignored the victim's repeated pleas for him to stop.

Conn, 33, of Attlee Avenue, Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, who has a long term partner, denied two charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted sexual assault but was convicted by a jury.