A man from St. Leonards who recorded a video of himself sexually assaulting a woman — then shared it with others — has been jailed.
Mark Stevens (pictured, above) abused his victim while she was naked and either asleep or unconscious at her home in Rye on the evening of 3 October, 2018.
He used his mobile phone to record his exploits and sent the footage to a number of contacts.
However, it was more than two months later before the woman became aware of this.
She subsequently reported it to police and Stevens was swiftly arrested.
Stevens, 34, a warehouse worker, of Paxhill Close, St Leonards, was charged with sexual assault, sexual assault by penetration and publishing an obscene article.
He pleaded guilty to all three offences, and at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday 5 August, he was sentenced to three years and nine months’ imprisonment.
He was also place on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years.
Detective Constable Rebecca Dixon, of the Hastings Safeguarding Investigation Unit, said:
“This was a long and complex investigation into a serious sexual offence which has caused the victim a tremendous amount of distress and anxiety.
“No one should ever have to endure what she did, and she should be commended for her courage in coming forward to police and reporting this incident at the earliest opportunity.
“The sentence imposed demonstrates that we take reports of sexual offences extremely seriously and will deal robustly with offenders.”
When publishing details of the sentence Sussex Police added that confidential reports from victims of sexual offences can be made online or by calling 101.
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