Overview
- A jury at Leicester Crown Court found Adam Daley guilty of rape, sexual assault, threats to kill and possession of a bladed article after an attack on a passenger in a lay-by.
- The woman, in her 20s, was picked up in Leicester city centre and forced from the vehicle before the assault on December 29, evidence reported by multiple outlets shows.
- Officers traced Daley's Toyota within about an hour using CCTV and ANPR, arrested him on Vaughan Way, and recovered forensic and digital evidence linking him to the crime.
- Forensic results included the victim's DNA on Daley, while a phone examination uncovered indecent images of children and bestiality for which he admitted offences; he also pleaded guilty to a separate drug-driving charge.
- Daley was sentenced on July 10 to 16 years in prison and given an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a restraining order, and Leicestershire Police are urging anyone harmed by him to contact specialist officers for support and investigation.