Former Olympic swimmer Antony James has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for raping two minor girls, among other sexual offences that occurred between 2012 and 2022. According to the BBC.
James, now 35, represented the UK at the 2012 London Olympics.
Judge Robert Linford said James had to introduce a sexual harm prevention order for 25 years and must register as a lifelong sex offender in addition to his sentence.
Plymouth, a native of Fort Terrace, was trained to become a Devon and Cornwall police officer at the time of his arrest in January 2022.
James's sentence comes after he was found guilty of eight counts October 2024, It includes three counts of rape, three counts of engagement in sexual activity with a child, and two charges of causing or inciting the child into sexual activity.
James was exempt from three other charges, and the ju judge failed to return the verdict on six other sexual charges. According to the sun.
James also pleaded guilty to six counts of indecent photos of a child in April last year.
Linford told James: “Your rather casual approach to this catalog of abuse was that it was all consensus.”
Last October, Gemma Kneebone, senior prosecutor at CPS Southwest, thanked the woman for moving forward.
Kneebone said James “manipulates and controls his teenage victims to satisfy his sexual desires.”
“Anthony James manipulated and ruled his teenage victims to satisfy his own sexual desires. He claimed that these young victims were over 16 at the time, which was a lie that fell apart under scrutiny,” Kneebone said.
“James knew how young these victims were, so he tried to take advantage of this in a truly horrifying way and kept them mad after turning 16.
