STEPHEN TUGGEY is a danger to women, but his five-year jail sentence for rape seems remarkably light for the horrific ordeal he subjected a woman to in her own home.
To be handed a sentence which amounts to only two-and-a-half years in prison hardly reflects the seriousness of the case – or his record stretching back over 20 years.
The victim must still be devastated at being attacked in her own home by someone she trusted.
The three-year extended licence period is some comfort but one of the few things Judge William Gaskell has correct is that Tuggey is a danger.
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