Vile Leeds pervert who arranged sickening gang rape jailed for more than 20 years
Drug-dealing pervert jailed for raping woman and and then allowing 10 other men to assault her.
A vile pervert who used a vulnerable woman as a sex object in return for drugs, then arranged for a group of men to abuse her, has been handed a lengthy jail sentence.
Cleveland Wyatt gave the woman crack cocaine and then forced her into degrading sex acts with others.
The 62-year-old was found guilty after a trial at Leeds Crown Court of two counts of rape and two counts of causing a female to engage in sexual activity.
It stemmed from an investigation in 2022 by the Force Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Team.
Operation Grantpark centred around the very vulnerable female in the Leeds area that was suspected of being victimised and sexually assaulted.
Prosecutor Nick Adlington said the woman had bought drugs from Wyatt regularly and he got her hooked on crack cocaine, having previously becoming clean from the deadly drug.
But the pervert then began demanding sexual favours in return for the drugs on multiple occasions.
On one occasion she went to his home for drugs where she was met with the 10 unknown men and was raped, despite “making it clear she did not want to participate”.
The abuse and humiliation went on for hours, the court heard.
Despite her tears, she was simply given pipes of crack cocaine to smoke, and even her boyfriend who came to find her was persuaded to leave.
To complete the degradation, the men then threw money at her, which Wyatt kept.
Wyatt, of Ederoyd Drive, Pudsey denied wrongdoing and stood trial at the beginning of March.
A second suspect, a 65-year-old man, was acquitted after the trial in March of this year, while Wyatt was found guilty of four offences.
He appeared in court over a video link from HMP Leeds this afternoon where he was being held on remand.
Judge Ray Singh told him: “She was undoubtedly a vulnerable individual, of that there can be no doubt.
“She had a hopeless addiction to drugs.
“You claimed she built up a debt and you therefore started demanding sex.
“You knew she did not consent.”
Referring to the gang rape, he said: “You are the one who arranged this. Over a number of hours each male took it in turns to abuse her.”
He jailed him for 21 years and put him on the sex offender register for life.
Speaking after the sentence hearing, Detective Chief Inspector Lisa Jones, who heads the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Team, which is part of the force’s Programme Precision initiative targeting serious and organised crime, said: “Wyatt preyed on the victim, who was clearly very vulnerable, and cruelly exploited her in the most appalling of circumstances, raping her on several occasions and forcing her into being raped by multiple other men at the same time.
“During what was a very challenging investigation, officers from the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Team were able to build up a comprehensive evidential picture that has resulted in Wyatt being found guilty at trial.
“Most importantly, we would like to recognise the courage that the victim has shown throughout the investigation and the trial. The lasting traumatic impact that Wyatt’s actions have had on her cannot be underestimated, and we hope it will provide some degree of comfort to her to see him brought to justice.
“West Yorkshire Police remains committed to tackling violence against women and girls alongside our partner agencies, and we hope the successful outcome of this case will illustrate that continued aim and give victims of other similar offences the confidence to come forward knowing they will be listened to and supported.”