Alan Pickering, a 40-year-old man from Wirral, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and an additional four years on extended licence after being convicted of raping and sexually assaulting two women while they slept. Pickering appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday, November 28, where he received his sentence.
The court found Pickering guilty of five counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault by penetration following a trial. The offences occurred between January 2004 and July 2020 in the Chester and Wirral areas.