Anthony Maina
/ Met Police“vile” paedophile who groomed and raped a younger woman in Hackney has been jailed for 28 years.
Anthony Maina, 52, of Allen Street, Stoke Newington, was sentenced at Wooden Inexperienced Crown Courtroom on Thursday, after being discovered responsible of 17 offences, together with seven counts of rape.
The courtroom heard how Maina exploited a place of belief to groom the woman, shopping for her items, clothes, meals and cellphones in a bid to normalise the abuse he was finishing up.
He referred to the sufferer as “his woman” and his “finest pal within the universe”, and would usually accuse her of getting “uncared for” him if she didn’t preserve contact.
Maina would isolate her from all of these round her to knock away at her confidence to stop her from questioning what he was doing.
He would ask the survivor to return to his property underneath false pretences, comparable to to obtain a parcel or let some workmen in, and would then abuse her.
When she started to problem this, he would recommend to her different members of the family she was being unhelpful, to in impact power her to return to his property.
Investigating officer Met Detective Constable Stefan Wimmer mentioned Maina’s crimes have been a few of the most “vile and despicable psychological manipulation and sexual abuse I’ve ever encountered.
“It’s sickening to suppose that people like Maina exist,” he mentioned.
The woman went to her native police station in December 2018 to report the sexual abuse she was subjected to and an investigation was launched.
DC Wimmer mentioned: “Maina didn’t present a flicker of regret over the course of the investigation, and tried to assert in interview the survivor was merely a ‘troublemaker’ in an try and discredit her.
“The survivor, however, has proven an immense quantity of endurance, braveness and resolve because the second she got here to police and I’ve nothing however admiration for her.
“It’s due to her bravery in coming ahead and helping police that Maina is behind bars. I hope that the sentence gives her with some solace, and that in time she will be able to put this horrific episode of her life behind her.”
The survivor added: “To all survivors which might be going by means of any sort of abuse, I might encourage you to return ahead as a result of I didn’t suppose that I’d get this end result, however I did, and now that he’s sentenced he’s going to jail for a few years, and I received’t need to endure him anymore.
“You shouldn’t really feel nervous, you simply should be affected person and robust. Will probably be a weight off your shoulders.”