Overview
- Leeds Crown Court handed Ethan Hare a 15-year extended sentence, comprising 10 years in custody and a five-year extended licence, with up to two-thirds of the custodial term to be served before parole review.
- A jury convicted Hare of two counts of rape in October 2025 after rejecting his claim that the sexual activity was consensual.
- The attack occurred after Hare offered a lift to a woman who had fallen in Mirfield, then raped her twice in his car before leaving her at Cooper Bridge petrol station in Huddersfield.
- Police identified, arrested and charged Hare within about 24 hours of the report, and the judge commended a taxi driver who aided the victim and called officers.
- The victim’s statement described severe ongoing anxiety, strained relationships and disrupted work, and the judge said Hare targeted someone he perceived as vulnerable.