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| Derby serial sex attacker Ilija High had 'corrupted fantasies' | Derby serial sex attacker Ilija High had 'corrupted fantasies' |
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| A serial sex attacker who set out on a "savage sexual mission" targeting strangers after watching pornography online has been jailed for 22 years. | A serial sex attacker who set out on a "savage sexual mission" targeting strangers after watching pornography online has been jailed for 22 years. |
| "Dangerous" Ilija High raped an 18-year-old woman in Derby three times and sexually assaulted and tried to rape two other victims, aged 14 and 28. | "Dangerous" Ilija High raped an 18-year-old woman in Derby three times and sexually assaulted and tried to rape two other victims, aged 14 and 28. |
| Clive Stockwell, prosecuting, said High had "corrupted fantasies" and a fetish for having sex with strangers. | Clive Stockwell, prosecuting, said High had "corrupted fantasies" and a fetish for having sex with strangers. |
| The 23-year-old, from Chaddesden in Derby, pleaded guilty to 12 offences. | The 23-year-old, from Chaddesden in Derby, pleaded guilty to 12 offences. |
| Judge Robert Egbuna said there was "copycat offending" after High watched material depicting "violent, unconsenting sex". | Judge Robert Egbuna said there was "copycat offending" after High watched material depicting "violent, unconsenting sex". |
| "At the time you committed these offences, you were not suffering from any mental disorder," he said. | "At the time you committed these offences, you were not suffering from any mental disorder," he said. |
| "Your predilection for watching depraved material led you to attack in the most frightful and devastating manner. | "Your predilection for watching depraved material led you to attack in the most frightful and devastating manner. |
| "You, Mr High, are a dangerous offender." | "You, Mr High, are a dangerous offender." |
| In a victim impact statement read to Derby Crown Court, the youngest victim said she thought about what happened every day. | In a victim impact statement read to Derby Crown Court, the youngest victim said she thought about what happened every day. |
| "I want him to know the damage he has done," she said in the statement. | "I want him to know the damage he has done," she said in the statement. |
| "Before I was very confident and always out, sociable and happy. What happened destroyed my confidence. | "Before I was very confident and always out, sociable and happy. What happened destroyed my confidence. |
| "I have a real fear of strangers. I hate the dark. I spent over two years looking at everyone, wondering if it was him. I was terrified of being attacked again." | "I have a real fear of strangers. I hate the dark. I spent over two years looking at everyone, wondering if it was him. I was terrified of being attacked again." |
| The attacks | The attacks |
| In court High pleaded guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of attempted rape, one assault, three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child and one count of possessing extreme pornographic images involving animals. | In court High pleaded guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of attempted rape, one assault, three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child and one count of possessing extreme pornographic images involving animals. |
| In mitigation, Martin Elwick QC said: "This case demonstrates the corrosive nature of some online pornography." | In mitigation, Martin Elwick QC said: "This case demonstrates the corrosive nature of some online pornography." |
| He said the offending "emanates from him viewing that sort of material". | He said the offending "emanates from him viewing that sort of material". |
| The first attack happened almost three years ago but appeals for information were unsuccessful. | The first attack happened almost three years ago but appeals for information were unsuccessful. |
| Police then linked the two 2015 attacks when they found DNA on a piece of bubble gum that High had put in a bin before attacking the woman in Spondon. | Police then linked the two 2015 attacks when they found DNA on a piece of bubble gum that High had put in a bin before attacking the woman in Spondon. |
| This DNA matched that which was left at the scene of the Darley Park rape, and a review of unsolved cases linked these attacks to the earlier assault of the 14-year-old girl. | This DNA matched that which was left at the scene of the Darley Park rape, and a review of unsolved cases linked these attacks to the earlier assault of the 14-year-old girl. |
| Handed himself in | Handed himself in |
| Police then launched a high-profile manhunt in March this year and someone contacted the force the same day after recognising a sketch of him in a police flyer. | Police then launched a high-profile manhunt in March this year and someone contacted the force the same day after recognising a sketch of him in a police flyer. |
| Officers visited High's home the following day and obtained a DNA sample from him after they received a tip-off in response to their appeal. | Officers visited High's home the following day and obtained a DNA sample from him after they received a tip-off in response to their appeal. |
| The next morning, High handed himself in at a police station, confessed to the attacks and was arrested. | The next morning, High handed himself in at a police station, confessed to the attacks and was arrested. |
| Supt Tracy Harrison said there had been "a big discussion" about whether to run such a large appeal as it could frighten the public and "bring it all back" for his victims. | Supt Tracy Harrison said there had been "a big discussion" about whether to run such a large appeal as it could frighten the public and "bring it all back" for his victims. |
| She thanked his victims for their help, along with the person who came forward with information. | She thanked his victims for their help, along with the person who came forward with information. |
| "I made the appeal on the Monday morning and we got the information late on that Monday directly from the appeal, from a member of the community in Derby," she said. | "I made the appeal on the Monday morning and we got the information late on that Monday directly from the appeal, from a member of the community in Derby," she said. |
| Supt Harrison said serial "stranger rapists" were "not common at all", and Derby would be "a safer place" with High in prison. | Supt Harrison said serial "stranger rapists" were "not common at all", and Derby would be "a safer place" with High in prison. |
| "It's very rare we get these kind of offences and people like Ilija committing these offences," she said. | "It's very rare we get these kind of offences and people like Ilija committing these offences," she said. |
| "I'm absolutely passionate about the city and I just wanted to bring that person to justice." | "I'm absolutely passionate about the city and I just wanted to bring that person to justice." |