Camber man sentenced for rapes of two teenage girls

A man from Camber in East Sussex who raped two teenage girls has now been given a 13-year prison sentence following an investigation by Sussex safeguarding detectives.

Scott Mucklow, 29, of Denham Way, Camber, was sentenced at Brighton Crown Court on Thursday 24 February, having previously been convicted of raping a girl then aged 14 at his address in 2009, and of three counts of raping another girl aged between 16 and 17 several years later, one of them at an address in nearby Lydd, Kent, and the other two at his own address.

Mucklow will be a registered sex offender for life.

He was found not guilty of an offence of coercive and controlling conduct against the second victim.

Detective Constable Paul Harrison of the East Sussex Safeguardng Investigations Unit said: "Mucklow had seen his first victim in the street near his home, and although several years older than her, he eventually got her to home to his house, where he raped her. She felt unable to report this until 2017.

""He later formed a relationship with his second victim and raped her several times. However she became aware of the allegation by the first victim, as we interviewed Mucklow about it, and although initially supportive of him, once she had escaped that relationship and reflected on what had happened to her too, then contacted us.

"We were then able to fully investigate the offending against both girls and bring him to justice, with their support which included giving evidence against him in court.

"Mucklow was a predatory and oppressive exploiter of these two young girls. This sentencing shows once more that we can successfully investigate such people and provide support to their vicitms."

For information on reporting sexual offences and the support that is available, see the Sussex Police website.