Jacob Leslie Simcock, 35, of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, also known as Jacob Murfin, has been jailed for 14 years and 10 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court after admitting a string of offences against two women in north Staffordshire.
Simcock raped and strangled one of the women inside a house last year. In a separate incident he raped her again. He recorded both assaults without her knowledge. Police later recovered the videos during their investigation and broke the news to the survivor, who had no idea the footage existed.
Threats and intimidation
After officers spoke to her it emerged Simcock had threatened to distribute the explicit recordings, tried to stop her contacting anyone and warned he would hurt her.
The same man also strangled, stalked and threatened a second woman last year. He told her to claim she had been lying to police, repeatedly called her from withheld numbers while she was at a police station, and said he “isn’t scared” about petrol-bombing her house. He further threatened to share indecent images of her.
Sentencing and reaction
Simcock admitted two counts of rape, two of intentional strangulation, two of threatening to share intimate photographs or film, one of controlling or coercive behaviour and one of stalking involving fear of violence.
He will serve an extended licence of three years and two months and was placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life, with an indefinite restraining order protecting both survivors.
Detective Constable Adele Thompson said: “I’m pleased that we’ve been able to build all of the evidence needed to secure a substantial prison sentence against Simcock today. What he subjected the survivors to was utterly deplorable and I hope this sends a message to anyone else out there that we will take robust action against those responsible for these crimes.”
The case was built on the bravery of both women and the digital evidence recovered by detectives. Simcock’s campaign of violence, intimidation and recording left his victims living under constant threat.
Staffordshire Police say anyone who has experienced similar offences can contact them on 101 or use Live Chat on the force website when they feel ready to talk.
