Overview
- Robert Ellis-Evans, 39, and Sarah Vigus, 38, were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of rape, with Vigus also convicted of assault by penetration.
- The court heard the 17-year-old passed out after drinking and awoke to Ellis-Evans raping her while Vigus restrained her, prompting the victim to scream and flee.
- Both defendants must serve two thirds of their eight-years-and-three-months terms before consideration for release on licence.
- They were placed on the sex offender register for life and made subject to an indefinite restraining order to protect the victim.
- In a statement read in court, the victim described severe and ongoing trauma, while South Wales Police praised her resilience and noted evidence of the couple’s earlier sexual interest in her.