30 years for ‘predator’ who raped teenage girl on his wedding night
TRAIL OF SICKENING ABUSE BEGAN WHEN VICTIM WAS JUST 13 YEARS OLD
A SEX OFFENDER who controlled and raped a teenage girl multiple times has been locked up for 30 years.
The court heard of the historical abuse a girl suffered at the hands of Jason Guzikowski, which started when she was just 13 years old.
The first rape happened in 1997 and throughout the next two years, multiple rapes followed.
One rape even took place on Guzikowski’s wedding night.
Contact stopped when the victim was 15, and both moved to different parts of the country. But by 2012, Guzikowski was back in contact with the victim and he continued his abuse.
The trail of abuse was reported to police in 2019 and, on Wednesday, 51-year-old Guzikowski, of Vale Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, was jailed at Nottingham Crown Court after being found guilty of eight counts of rape.
Guzikowski had previously served a four-and-a-half-year sentence for sexual offences committed against children and adults.
Detective Chief Inspector Clare Dean, of Nottinghamshire Police’s Public Protection team, said:
“Guzikowski is a dangerous sexual predator. Thirty years absolutely reflects the gravity of his offending and the impact it has had on the victim.
“He will remain on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.
“The manipulation and abuse this victim suffered at the hands of Guzikowski is absolutely unthinkable and we want to commend her for the huge amount of courage she had coming forward and disclosing what Guzikowski had done to her.
“This was a complex case and in particular DC Kirsty Ford, who investigated the case, did an incredible job of securing a successful conviction.
“We understand the impact this kind of abuse has on victims, particularly when this has happened at such a young age.
“The effects are profound and we are committed to investigating any such reports thoroughly and bringing those responsible to justice. “We also understand how difficult it can be for those who have suffered such abuse to come forward, but encourage them to do so. “We always treat such reports extremely sensitively.”
The manipulation and abuse this victim suffered is absolutely unthinkable
DCI Clare Dean