A 38-year-old man who pleaded guilty to multiple counts of rape and other serious sexual offences has been sentenced to a minimum of 29 years and 9 months in prison. He will also serve an extended 8 years on license.
Oliver Wolstenholme from the Wythenshawe area appeared at Bolton Crown Court and faced 19 charges in total including 16 counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one count of voyeurism.
The offences involved three victims and took place over 6 years from 2012 to 2018.
Wolstenholme was already serving a 22-year jail sentence handed down in November 2021 for other offences including multiple counts of rape and serious sexual assaults against girls under the age of 16.
The sentencing means his sentence will now be extended to 29 years and 9 months.
Detective Constable Sardar of GMP Longsight Challenger Unit said: “First of all I would like to commend the bravery of the victims in coming forward and reporting what happened to them. Thanks to their actions, a coercive and violent sexual predator will now serve an extended sentence behind bars. This sentence will hopefully bring some closure to the victims who can now move on with their lives.
“I also want to thank the hard work of the joint investigation teams in Longsight and Stretford Police Station, who devoted long hours to compile the case against Wolstenholme to ensure he received a long jail sentence for his deplorable crimes.
“Wolstenholme is a danger to women and girls – he groomed and degraded his victims and was emotionally and physically abusive. The sentence reflects the horror of what we put his victims through and I hope the community is reassured to know he has been removed from our streets.
“If you have been affected by the details of this case, I would urge you to please come forward and inform police of what has happened to you.
“We treat every allegation seriously, sensitively and will do our utmost to investigate every crime of this nature to bring offenders to justice.”
