“Curtis Evans is a particularly nasty and dangerous character”
A man subjected a woman to multiple rapes as part of a campaign against her which included kidnapping her and threatening to kill her.
Police have described 29-year-old Curtis Evans as “a particularly nasty and dangerous character” who would have gone on to commit further offences had he not been arrested. Evans denied any offending, forcing his victim to go through the ordeal of reliving her abuse before a jury at trial.
He was found guilty at Swansea Crown Court of three counts of rape, intentional strangulation, stalking, kidnapping, making threats to kill, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter
Curtis Evans, of Gorfa Glas, Glynneath, was given a standard determinate sentence of three years and six months in prison.
This will be followed by an extended sentence of 18 years for the rape offences comprising a custodial element of 15 years followed by an three-year extended licence period.
He has also been made subject of a restraining order against the victim and will be on the sex offenders register for an indefinite period.
Speaking after the sentencing South Wales Police detective constable Jack Stannard said: “Curtis Evans is a particularly nasty and dangerous character who made his victim’s life a living hell.
“He cared nothing for consent or for the welfare of the victim, and was surely going to commit further crimes towards her had it not been for the intervention of police.
“We laud the victim for her bravery in speaking up about her abuser Curtis Evans.
“We hope that they can finally achieve some piece knowing that Evans is going to prison for over a decade.”
