A former taxi driver who dragged a teenager into his flat and attacked her was sentenced to jail while his supporters watched on in despair. John Stanley was convicted by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court earlier this year for the false imprisonment of a teenage girl.
During the trial one woman watching from the public gallery screamed ‘no’ and cried out as John Stanley was handed an 11 year jail term, of which at least seven will have to be served behind bars. The Echo reports that the 35- year-old tricked the 17-year-old girl into his car back in 2018 and later forced her into his flat before choking her on his bed. She was only able to escape after hitting him over the head and running from the flat
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