Overview
- Mehmet Ogur, 27, was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court after being convicted last summer of rape and attempted rape.
- The 18-year-old victim met him online and was attacked in a park in Tamworth last year.
- Prosecutors said Ogur had arrived weeks earlier on a small boat and was living at the Holiday Inn Express in Tamworth.
- Judge John Edwards said the offence caused “immense harm” and noted that any immigration decision will be made by others.
- Staffordshire Police’s DC Samuel Infanti praised the survivor’s bravery and pledged ongoing robust action against sexual offences.