A sex attacker tormented his schoolteacher victim with feral taunts as he repeatedly raped her in a remote community.
The man, who cannot be named, was sentenced to five years and eight months in jail following a trial in the Northern Territory Supreme Court earlier this year where he was found guilty of the rape of the 26-year-old.
The woman was out for an evening run when the man approached her and said that he ‘would like to have sex with a white girl’ and ‘white girls make you feel better’.
A sex attacker who tormented his victim with feral taunts as he repeatedly raped her was sentenced to five years and eight months in jail at the Northern Territory Supreme Court (pictured)
He chased her down and repeatedly raped her as she begged him to stop, telling him over and over again: ‘Please don’t do this’.
Chief Justice Michael Grant said the man was aware the victim did not consent to sex with him, the NT News reported.
‘You concocted an elaborate account of what you said took place on that day, the jury rejected that account and they were no doubt right to do so.’
Chief Justice Grant said the effect on the woman and those closest to her would be extensive.
‘This, and offending of its kind in remote communities, makes it hard to encourage qualified people such as your victim and such as nurses and other service providers to work in your community and similar communities,’ he said.
He said it is vital to send a strong message to others within those communities that protection can be offered through the courts.
Chief Justice Michael Grant (pictured) said the man showed no remorse during the course of giving evidence
The man had nine previous convictions for assault against women, including attacks against his most recent partner in the lead up to the rape and indecently assaulting a woman he tried to kiss while she was asleep.
In the earlier assaults, which he is currently serving a 25-month sentence for, the man violently attacked his partner, punching her in the face before choking her and threatening her with a machete.
‘You’re a man of settled criminal habits and poor character with a significant history of violent offending against women,’ Chief Justice Grant said.
He added during the course of the trial the man made it clear to the court he was not remorseful and did not feel any regret when giving evidence.
Chief Justice Grant set a non-parole period of six years and eight months and ordered one year of the new sentence to be served cumulatively with the man’s current jail time.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, chased the schoolteacher down and repeatedly raped her as she begged him to stop, repeatedly telling him: ‘Please don’t do this’