Overview
- Bournemouth Crown Court on January 22 sentenced Chret Callender, 28, to seven years after a jury last month convicted him of rape and sexual assault.
- Jurors heard audio the victim secretly recorded, capturing her saying "I have said no, please stop" and Callender telling her to "have some respect for me" and to "shut up," before he later apologized.
- Judge Jonathan Fuller KC said Callender behaved in an "animalistic" way, showed "not a shred of remorse," and imposed an indefinite restraining order.
- In a victim impact statement, the woman said the attack destroyed her sense of safety and left her with panic attacks, anxiety, and paranoia.
- Callender, a failed asylum seeker from Trinidad who stayed at the Britannia Hotel during his appeal, is eligible for release on licence after serving two-thirds of his term and may be considered for early removal or deportation by the Home Office.