Sexual predator raped woman while she slept

A “dangerous sexual predator” who told a witness he “saw women as a piece of meat” has been jailed for raping a woman while she was asleep.

- by Sean Gleaves

Martin Crossley, 43, of no fixed address, attacked his victim on multiple occasions in Preston and East Lancashire.

He later boasted to a witness that he “saw women as a piece of meat” and admitted: “I've had sex with her when she's been asleep and after she's said no.”

Police launched an investigation into Crossley after receiving information about the rapes.

In 2023, further allegations emerged that he had also raped a teenage girl.