A man who “lured” a woman away from a busy pub to Hastings beach and raped her has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.
Matthew Taylor, of Clement Hill Road, Hastings, East Sussex, was found guilty of one count of rape after an “appalling, opportunistic attack” on a woman in her 20s, who was new to town and at first believed he was being friendly on a night out on February 12, 2023.
