After a five day trial at Birmingham Crown Court, Julian Lynch secured convictions on multiple counts of rape, false imprisonment and breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The Defendant Wayne Hartley denied detaining and repeatedly raping his partner despite having a previous conviction for rape in similar circumstances, but was convicted after trial.
On 18th March the Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 12 years for the rapes, plus a shorter consecutive sentence for the breach of the Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Julian was instructed by the West Midlands CPS. The reviewing lawyer was Cagin Husnu and the paralegal was Diana Collins.