British Army Corporal Sam Evans was jailed for 14 years and will spend a further four years on licence after being considered a danger by a judge.
Plymouth Crown Court heard that the 29-year-old targeted a woman he recognised from a dating app when he saw her at a Plymouth nightclub last July.
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