Man is jailed for nine years over teen rapes

JACK WESTLAKE WAS 17 WHEN HE RAPED 14-YEAR-OLD

- By CARL EVE

Jack Westlake

A YOUNG man has been jailed for a series of rapes and sexual assaults on four girls, which resulted in one of his victims having to seek an abortion.

Jack Westlake, of California Gardens, Plymouth, faced trial at Plymouth Crown Court over a total of eight charges involving four girls, who were all aged under 16 at the time.

Westlake, now aged 21, was accused of raping one girl aged under 16 on August 26, 2021, and a further sexual assault by penetration on the same girl on the same day.

Westlake was also accused of raping a different girl aged under 16 on August 26, 2022.

He was also charged with two counts of assault by penetration on another girl aged under 16 on January 26, 2021, at a play park in Plymouth.

Westlake was also charged with four counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a child, another girl aged under 16.

One incident occurred between August 1, 2021, and October 1, 2021.

Another incident took place between November 1, 2021, and November 18, 2021, with a third incident on November 18, 2021, and again on the same day. All four incidents happened in the Devonport area.

Following the trial at Plymouth Crown Court, a jury returned guilty verdicts on all eight charges.