Trapped by DNA ...company boss is jailed for 1990 rape
throughout the whole incident. I would like to commend her for the immense bravery she has shown throughout the investigation.
“She is a truly incredible woman, who has waited almost 27 years for justice to be served.”
In the years following the alleyway attack, Carnelley went on to marry, start a family and run a successful printing business, Precision Inks, with his wife Sally in Nottingham, their home city.
At the height of its success the business recorded six- figure profits. The couple lived in a five-bedroom detached home in nearby Gamston.
Wife Sally, who is also a director of the business, yesterday refused to comment on her husband’s past.
She said: “I don’t want to speak about it really.”
The couple’s aged 21 and 24.
Yesterday, neighbours their shock.
One, who asked not to be named, said: “He seemed a perfectly normal, quiet family man – but obviously he had a very dark secret. They have two children spoke are of got a lovely house with an extension and nice cars.
“They both number plates.
“His was up for sale a few weeks ago. I guess we know why now.
“It won’t be much use to in prison.
“The first time we realised anything was wrong was a year or so ago when a load of police vans turned up outside the house.
“Now we’ve heard about what he did, we can’t believe it.”
Another neighbour added: had personalised him “It you don’t really just shows know anyone.
“They seemed a nice couple who mostly kept themselves to themselves, so it was a massive surprise to find out he had raped someone all those years ago.
“He looked totally respectable. He had obviously done very well in life and on the face of it had it all. But it looks like he couldn’t escape his past.”
Alongside his prison sentence, Carnelley was ordered to sign the Sex Offender Register indefinitely.