A 45-year-old man from Bradford has received a prison sentence of twelve and a half years after being convicted of sexually assaulting two separate women.
Barrie Hartley, whose address was listed as Rimswell Holt in Greengates, targeted his initial victim during a period when she was in a particularly vulnerable state.
The prosecution established that he committed sexual assault before raping her.
Following the attack, she was described as hysterical.
During questioning by police, Hartley consistently denied any form of sexual contact with the woman.
However, scientific evidence including his deoxyribonucleic acid was discovered on her garments.
The court was presented with a victim impact statement that detailed how the rape had permeated every aspect of her existence.
She explained that she continues to experience the effects daily and that the person she had been prior to the assault no longer survived.
Her account referenced a fear that remained constant, crushing, and impossible to escape.
During the period when police were investigating those offences, Hartley committed sexual assault against another woman.
He again refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing upon his arrest.
The second complainant described the offences as causing irreversible damage to her wellbeing.
She explained that she was attempting to reconstruct her existence following the attack.
The woman disclosed that she bore an overwhelming burden of disgrace regarding the incident, experienced humiliation, and her sense of personal value had been diminished.
The defence presented information to the court indicating Hartley’s willingness to tackle his alcohol consumption, which was identified as his primary underlying difficulty.
It was communicated that until he achieved this, he recognised the potential danger he would continue to pose.
His Honour Judge Christopher Smith imposed a term of six years for the rape conviction, alongside an additional six and a half years encompassing the sexual assaults committed against the second woman.
Although the judge stated he had contemplated an extended sentence on public protection grounds with considerable care, he elected not to impose one.
Addressing Hartley, who participated in proceedings remotely from HMP Leeds, the judge acknowledged legitimate concerns regarding public safety.
However, he expressed confidence that by the point when the defendant became eligible for parole, those risks could potentially be managed sufficiently through licence conditions.
The judicial view was that an extended sentence was unwarranted in this particular case.
Hartley was informed that indefinite registration as a sex offender would be mandatory, with a restraining order also applying for the remainder of his life.