A man who plied his two victims with alcohol and cocaine before raping them has been jailed for seventeen years.

James Denis Hall aged 39 of Hill View Rise, Northwich, Cheshire, was found guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court in September of four counts of rape against two women.

The convictions are in relation to two separate incidents which took place in October and November 2017.

The court heard how in the early hours of Friday 13 October 2017, Hall met a woman outside a nightclub in Manchester.

The woman got in a taxi with Hall and it was agreed that she would share a taxi with him. When the taxi arrived back to Hall’s then-home address in Manchester, she was invited inside.

Whilst there, the victim was given alcohol and cocaine, and shortly after she blacked out. Her next memory is waking up to Hall raping her, the court heard.

Following the incident, the victim ran from Hall’s address and reported what happened at a nearby building site where the police were then called.

Hall was arrested later that day and denied any wrongdoing.

In July 2018, a second victim came forward to report that Hall had raped her at his home address November 2017.

In similar circumstances to the first incident a month earlier, the victim had been on a night out in Manchester and Hall provided her with alcohol and cocaine.

Later, the victim awoke to find Hall raping her while she was slipping in and out of consciousness.

Hall was consequently interviewed by the police about the allegation and denied any sexual contact with the victim.

During the sentencing today, the judge described Hall as an “emotional manipulator” who showed “not one jot of remorse” for his “predatory” actions.

Detective Constable Matt O’Connor, of GMP Stockport CID, said: “I would like to thank the victims for coming forward and my thoughts are with them as they continue to come to terms with what happened.

“Throughout this lengthy investigation, James Hall failed to take any responsibility for his abhorrent and predatory actions against either victim.

“In particular, with the second victim, Hall manipulated her for some months after the incident in an attempt to prevent her from disclosing his actions to anyone in the knowledge that he was already under investigation for rape.

“I am pleased that she eventually plucked up the courage to come forward and report his heinous behaviour.

“Today we have been able to put him behind bars for a considerable amount of time and these two women have got the justice they deserve.

“The horrific impact of this kind of crime stays with victims and their families for life, and I would encourage anyone affected by this case to contact police, or our partners, to report any abuse or exploitation so that the relevant authorities can act on it.”

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