Therapeutic massage parlour boss who raped ladies as younger as 17 after luring them to job interviews is jailed

A monster who raped ladies as younger as 17 after luring them to job interviews has been jailed for 19 years. 

Raghu Singamaneni, 50, from Luton, was discovered responsible of raping and sexually assaulting 4 ladies at Wooden Inexperienced Crown Court docket on Friday.

He met the primary sufferer, aged 17, throughout a bogus job interview the place she was requested to return the subsequent day.

{The teenager} met Singamaneni on the parlour, the place he insisted that she ought to have a glass of prosecco which made her sick and intoxicated. 

The 50-year-old, who ran two therapeutic massage parlours in Islington and Wooden Inexperienced, took the minor to a resort the place he sexually assaulted and tried to rape her.

Raghu Singamaneni, 50, from Luton, raped ladies as younger as 17 after luring them to pretend job interviews and ‘trial massages’ in motels

He was convicted of three counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one rely of tried rape at Wooden Inexperienced Crown Court docket on Friday

One other sufferer of the prolific rapist was a 19-year-old who mentioned he assaulted her at a therapeutic massage parlour on Excessive Street, North London. 

She mentioned Singamaneni had requested for a therapeutic massage, insisted that she drink some vodka after which raped her.

The attacker additionally raped a 23-year-old after assembly him at a resort in Golders Inexperienced for an additional bogus job interview. 

After they have been alone within the room, Singamaneni stuffed her with alcohol earlier than he forcibly took off her garments and raped her. 

One other 17-year-old additionally grew to become a sufferer to the rapist after she utilized for a job as a masseur. 

After chatting with a lady about the opportunity of an interview, she was informed to fulfill Singamaneni at a resort for a ‘trial therapeutic massage’.

She was plied with medication and alcohol within the resort, the place she was then raped. 

Singamaneni was convicted of three counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one rely of tried rape. 

Detective Constable Hussain Sayem, who led the investigation, mentioned: ‘This man used his place of authority to hold out a string of sexual assaults on younger ladies. Many of those ladies have been lured by the hope of employment, however have been then subjected to probably the most dreadful sexual assaults.

‘I’ve little question that Singamaneni thought these ladies would by no means communicate out towards him or would by no means be believed. He was unsuitable, these ladies did have the braveness to talk out and the jury discovered him responsible by a unanimous verdict.

‘Some sexual predators consider they’ll get away with their crimes, however this case exhibits they can’t and shall be dropped at justice. Lastly, we all know Singamaneni is a serial offender and it’s completely attainable he has attacked different ladies who haven’t felt in a position to come ahead and report their ordeal to police.

‘I might urge anybody on this place to get involved and quote Operation Sting – you’ll be listened to and supported by specifically skilled officers.’