LISTEN: Police react after rapist is jailed for 'evil' offences

Thursday, 18 May 2017 00:00

A dangerous and prolific offender - that's how police have described a rapist who's been jailed for 18 years.

Today 46-year-old William Henry Kelly, formerly of Peel, was found guilty by a jury of carrying out 10 rapes and six assaults between 2013 and 2016.

Kelly initiated relationships with his three victims, described in court as "vulnerable", during this time before manipulating, assaulting and raping them:

Detective Inspector Michelle McKillop led the investigation - she says it's a "welcome verdict" for the women:

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