October 2020

Shrewsbury man sentenced for child rape

A man from Shrewsbury has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for rape in Shrewsbury.
John Patrick, aged 39, of no fixed address, was sentenced today (Tuesday 27 October) at Shrewsbury Crown Court, to seven years and three months in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl.

Patrick plead guilty on Friday 16 October at Shrewsbury Crown Court, to the rape which happened in Frankwell in Shrewsbury on 13 April 2020.

He was also sentenced to two offences of possession of Class B drugs and was given a 20 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.