Serial rapist jailed for 18 years

Thursday, 18 May 2017 at 00:00

A serial rapist from Peel has been sent to prison for 18 years.

46-year-old William Henry Kelly, formerly of Ballawattleworth, was found guilty of 10 counts of rape at Douglas Courthouse this morning.

A jury also determined he'd carried out four indecent assaults and two assaults which caused actual bodily harm.

Kelly targeted his three victims between 2013 and 2016 - he'd denied all the charges.

Sentencing him Deemster Birkett described him as a "danger to women" telling him "you are a cruel, predatory and persistent rapist".

Detective Inspector Michelle McKillop worked on the case:

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