A man has been jailed for six years after admitting to two rapes of the same woman.
Patrick Gallagher, 29, of Enfield Close, Houghton Regis, pleaded guilty to the two attacks in August and November 2019.
In the first incident Gallagher continued to rape the victim even after she repeatedly told him to stop, while on the second occasion she woke up to find Gallagher raping her.
Immediately after the second incident the victim called a friend to stay in her home as Gallagher refused to leave.
A victim impact statement read out in court said the victim had suffered significant trauma as a result of the incidents, which continues to this day.
At Luton Crown Court on Thursday, April 28, 2022, Gallagher was sentenced to three years in prison for the first offence and six years for the second.
The sentences will be served at the same time.
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