An Auckland man was jailed today for 12-1/2 years for repeatedly raping a woman and trying to blackmail her.
Bryan Stuart Gillies, 41, was sentenced in the High Court at Auckland after being convicted of nine charges, including four of rape, two of unlawful sexual connection and one each of blackmail, male assaults female, and injuring with intent.
He was given a minimum non-parole sentence of six years.
Gillies repeatedly raped a Chinese woman then tried to blackmail her with $5000 to walk away from their "relationship".
The court was told he had a record of sexual offending stretching back to two rapes in 1988, interspersed with numerous violent offences, usually against women.
- NZPA
Man jailed over 12 years for rape, blackmail
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