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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Diane Taylor

Women who gave evidence against rapist Martin Butler welcome 11-year sentence

From left: Laura Hughes, Mary Sharp and Lauren Preston.
‘We’ve done a very powerful thing together’: (from left) Laura Hughes, Mary Sharp and Lauren Preston. Photograph: Anna Gordon/The Guardian

Three women who gave evidence against their rapist and waived their right to anonymity in a Guardian article after his conviction have welcomed his 11-year prison sentence imposed by a judge in Truro crown court.

Martin Butler was convicted of rape and buggery in February 2023 after the evidence of Mary Sharp, Laura Hughes and Lauren Preston.

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