A man who film Himself raping a vulnerable Woman after the night out has has a senior senior senior Judges Rled it was a hunient.
Gagandeep Gulati Sent Videos He tok of the Attack, in Castle Gardens in Leicester Last Septamber, To Ohers Before Telling Police He Was The One Who Had Been Raped and Sexally Assaulted by the Victim.
The 20 -year-Old was convinced of rape, Assault by penetration, sex assault and sharing or threatning to share an intimate photography or film, and Sentend at Leicester Crown Court in March.
However, the Court of Appeal Increured that to Nine Years Following a Hearing on Thursday.
The Case was Referred by Conductor General Lucy Rigby Under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.
The Court also impossed Concarent Set Sentences for the Assault by Penetration and Sexual Assault of Four Years and Six Months respective.
IT FURTHER RULED THE OFFENCE OF SHARING OR THERATENING TO SHARE AN INTIMATE PHOTOGRAPH OR FILM BE QUASHED, BECAUSE IT WAS INCORRECTLY TRIED IND CROW, INSTAAD TREATING THE FILMING AS ANGGRAVATING FEATURE OF THE RAPE.
Lord Justice Popplewell, One of A Panel of Three Judges, Said Gulati’s motive for taking videos of the Attack was “Seeking to Give the False Impression of Consent”, Which Was A “Significant Aggravating Factor”.
He concluded that the original sentence “was not merely Lenient, but unduly so”.
Police Traced Gulati Using CCTV [Leicestershire Police]
The Judge Said Gulati, then AGED 19, Encountered His Victim in Leicester City Center on 23 Septamber As They Both Made Their Way Home From Nights Out.
He took the Woman, Who Was intoxicated, to a SECLUDED location in the park and atticaced her.
After His Arrest, Gulati, Then Studying Business at University in the City, Told Police: “She Forced Me, I Did Not Force Her.
Lord Justice Popplewell Said Gulati Told Police That His Victim Forced Herself on Him, and That He Had Consreded Reporting Her to the Authorories.
Gulati also suggested that videos he took show “he was was afraid for his life at the time of the activity, the Judge Said.
After Being convinced, The Sentencing Judge Said That Gulati Filming the Attack Was “Nothing More Than A Cynical and Contrived Attempt to Protect Himself” and Showed Him “Goodness of Hista Predatory sex prowess”.
After the Hearing, The Conditioner General Lucy Rigby Welcomed The Increured Sentence.
“Gagandeep Gulati’s Rape of A Vulnerable Young Woman Before Sharing Hist Awful Crimes With Home People Was Sickening,” She added.
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