Peter Wrotchford, 47, of Ashley Avenue, Folkestone, has been handed 18 years imprisonment with an additional 4 years of extended license after raping then transporting a woman for further sexual offences at 4am.
Kent Police brandished the incident ‘despicable’. Wrotchford targeted the woman as she walked in the Tram Road area of the town on September 4th, 2022. He raped her in his car then drove her to various other locations near Folkestone to commit further sexual offences.
He finally dropped her off at a female friend’s property where the victim told her what had happened at the matter was reported to Kent Police. After connecting his vehicle to that identified as instrumental in the crimes, he was arrested the following day.
Wrotchford did not take responsibility for the offences and took the matter to trial. At Canterbury Crown Court he was convicted and handed the 22 year sentence on 14th April 2023.
Detective Constable Chris Brett, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: ‘Tackling violence against women and girls is one of Kent Police’s key priorities and part of that work is bringing offenders like Wrotchford to justice.
‘His actions on the night of this offence were despicable and I am pleased he will now be in prison, and off the streets of Folkestone, for a considerable amount of time.
‘I would like to pay tribute to the victim’s courage throughout the investigation and court proceedings, and I hope the quick arrest of this offender and the sentence now imposed assist her as she rebuilds her life.’
