Rapist told victim she looked beautiful when she was crying

'DANGEROUS' MAN IS JAILED FOR 10 YEARS

- By KRISTY DAWSON

A MAN who raped a woman before telling her that she looked beautiful while crying has been locked up for a decade.

John Quinn sexually assaulted the woman before raping her at an address in Gateshead.

After the assault, the 30-year-old, of Barford Court, Low Fell, Gateshead, told the female: "you look beautiful when you're crying". The brave victim came forward and reported the abuse to police.

The next day, Quinn was charged with a number of offences related to the abuse. He was found guilty of rape and sexual offence following a six-day trial at Newcastle Crown Court in June this year and remanded in custody.

This week, he returned to the court in Newcastle to be sentenced for the two offences as well as perverting the course of justice, breaching a suspended sentence and two counts of breaching a restraining order. He was jailed for 10 and a half years in total, eight and a half of which is for the sexual offences.