{"id":959343,"date":"2026-05-14T13:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959343\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:22:17","slug":"jailed-for-10-years-for-three-counts-of-rape-and-false-imprisonment-of-a-woman-in-manchester-in-june-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959343\/","title":{"rendered":"Jailed for 10 years for three counts of rape and false imprisonment of a woman in Manchester in June 2022."},"content":{"rendered":"

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A man from Chesterfield has been jailed for over 10 years for three counts of rape and false imprisonment of a woman in Manchester in June 2022.<\/p>\n

His victim who suspected her drink had been spiked and was separated from friends was targeted and repeatedly assaulted by a stranger.<\/p>\n

Benjamin Wilson (03\/08\/1990) of Norwood Avenue, Chesterfield, was sentenced to over 10 years in prison after being found guilty of offences committed in Manchester city centre in June 2022.<\/p>\n

Detectives carried out a sensitive, victim-led investigation after Wilson exploited an extremely vulnerable and intoxicated victim.<\/p>\n

The victim plucked up the courage to go on a night out with friends in Manchester, however, she became separated from them and was later subjected to a serious sexual assault, linked to a suspected drink spiking.<\/p>\n

During the evening, the victim and her friend believed their drinks had been tampered with. She later found herself alone, heavily intoxicated, and extremely vulnerable. She encountered Wilson near a takeaway, where he took advantage of the situation, guiding her into a taxi before repeatedly raping her at a flat in Manchester.<\/p>\n

The following morning, Wilson dropped her near the hotel where she had been due to stay with her friend. She reported the incident shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n

Due to the trauma she experienced and previous medical PTSD, officers worked closely with the victim\u2019s parents and a trusted colleague to support the investigation and help identify, locate, arrest, and charge the offender.<\/p>\n

From the outset, investigators faced significant challenges, including limited early forensic opportunities, issues securing CCTV footage and the need to prioritise the victim\u2019s wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of hours of work went into analysing witness accounts, financial and phone data, intelligence checks, and overcoming cross-force barriers to make an arrest in Derbyshire.<\/p>\n

Officers progressed the case carefully to avoid causing further trauma, using digital evidence, including phone data and social media, to establish key links and identify the suspect.<\/p>\n

The case was ultimately built through meticulous investigation, persistence, and, crucially, the strength and courage of the victim\u2019s testimony.<\/p>\n

DC Phillip Sargeant of Longsight CID said:\u00a0\u201cI am awestruck not only by the courage of the victim in coming forward, but also by her patience and resilience in waiting for justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact on her, her family and her support network has been profound. I hope today\u2019s sentence provides some measure of closure and enables them to move on from this traumatic experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have worked hard to support her throughout, allowing her to guide the pace of the investigation and how she engaged with the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope this case reassures others that they will be taken seriously and supported sensitively by Greater Manchester Police, no matter how long it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man from Chesterfield has been jailed for over 10 years for three counts of rape and false…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":959344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-959343","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116573146296207575","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=959343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/959344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}