A rapist has subjected a woman to a horrific, sustained attack in which she thought she would die. Jon-Paul Fayle, 32, was jailed for almost 19 years. He was found guilty of offences including rape, attempted rape and sexual assault after a trial at Douglas Courthouse in September last year. During the attack, which reportedly took several hours, Fayle choked his victim multiple times, sexually assaulted her on several occasions and raped her. Fayle, who lives in Douglas, appeared for sentencing at the Court of General Gaol Delivery on Wednesday. 

Det Insp Nick Haxby, of Isle of Man Constabulary, said: "The victim was subjected to the most serious of sexual offences in a prolonged and sustained incident.

"I would like to praise the courage of the victim, not only in disclosing such offences but in showing continued resilience and courage throughout the lengthy judicial process."

He added the lengthy sentence handed down would "provide some level of closure for the victim" and also serve to "send a message out that offenders face significant consequences of their actions", as reported in the BBC.

At the sentencing hearing, the man was also made subject to a sexual harm prevention order indefinitely and placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.

According to the detailed description of the incident, Fayle attempted to choke the victim. She tried to fight him off, but he was too powerful. She told him repeatedly she did not want to have sex with him, but he went on to assault her.

She again asked him to leave her alone before he choked her again and indecently assaulted her. This became a repetitive cycle throughout the night. At one stage, she thought she was going to die.

When she attempted to leave, Fayle locked the door and hid the key. At one point, she tried to hurl the television at the window in an effort to break it and attract help.

She was eventually able to leave the following morning, telling Fayle she was going to the shop. Once there, she reported what had happened to staff who contacted the police.

Fayle was charged with a number of offences, which he denied up to and throughout the trial. He was later found guilty.

A victim impact statement was read to the court on the woman's behalf by prosecutor Kath Johnson.

The statement said: "I used to be so confident but this has destroyed me. I do not know who I am anymore. Doing simple things was hard. I had to look after myself but I was struggling with basic things like getting up and out of the house.

"He [Fayle] never took responsibility for his actions and it makes me so angry.

"But he wants me to feel like this and be like him but I am not a monster like him. I am better than that - I will get stronger and become a better person."

Admitting that it was difficult to mitigate, Fayle's advocate Stephen Wood told the court that Fayle had a "shocking" upbringing, adding his client had problems with alcohol since he was 10 years old.

Mr Wood said his client was open to therapy and had enlisted on a plumbing course in prison in a bid to improve himself, Isle of Man Today reported.