Jail for rapist who broke into woman's house as she slept
A man is behind bars after breaking into a woman's South Yorkshire home and raping her.
Ricky Lee Swift, 25, broke into the victim's home in Rotherham on September 3 last year as she slept.
Jurors at Sheffield Crown Court heard how he then attacked the woman, raping her in her own bed.
They found Swift guilty of rape and sexual assault at the end of a four-day trial.
Swift, of Town Street, Canklow, Rotherham, was jailed for 12 years on Friday.
Temporary Detective Inspector Richard Wallis, from the Force’s Protecting Vulnerable People Unit, said: “The victim in this case was subjected to a terrible ordeal while in her own home, a place she rightly considered to be safe and secure.
“Swift deliberately targeted the victim, entering her home as a trespasser and going on to carry out an atrocious act while she lay in bed.
“I am overwhelmed by the bravery and resilience shown by the victim throughout the investigation and during the trial. She is a true inspiration to victims of sexual crime and I’m pleased that Swift is behind bars where he belongs for what he did to her.”