A man has been sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison for sexual offences committed in Brighton. The individual, 28 years old at the time of the incident, was found guilty of rape and related charges.
The victim, who was 17 when the crime occurred, received support from specialist officers. Despite the accused fleeing the country before the trial, the jury at Hove Crown Court convicted him on all counts.
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