Taylor Dove, 22, and Vieri Chapman, 25, carried out the assault after the victim rejected suggestions of having a threesome, according to court evidence. The judge said two men raped a young woman at the same time in a vile and dehumanising attack. The victim was subjected to a degrading attack before Dove later bragged to a friend about what had happened, according to court evidence.
The exact dates and locations of the attacks have not been disclosed. A jury found Taylor Dove and Vieri Chapman guilty of rape following a trial at Newcastle Crown Court. Vieri Chapman denied rape but was found guilty by a jury.
Taylor Dove was also convicted of raping another teenager while she was asleep. Taylor Dove had been on bail for the offence against the sleeping teenager at the time of the attack on the young woman. Taylor Dove was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Vieri Chapman was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Both men must sign the sex offenders register for life and were handed restraining orders. The details of the restraining orders issued against the men have not been specified.
The victim said the men dehumanised her and gave no regard to how she felt. She said the attack has had a huge impact on her personal life and relationships. She said she struggles to talk about what happened because it would make the awful things even more real.
She said she believes the men have only thought of themselves and wants them to understand what they have done. She said the men have ruined what's supposed to be the most fun and carefree part of life. The other victim said Taylor Dove has destroyed her life.
She said she only found the strength to report what he had done due to the fear he would do the same to someone else. She said she now has severe anxiety and depression and gets flashbacks to what he did. She said she feels anxious and her chest tightens as if he is on top of her.
She said she has become a shell of the person she was. The legal status or outcome of the friend Dove bragged to about the attack remains unclear. The specific evidence that led to the convictions of Taylor Dove and Vieri Chapman has not been detailed publicly.
The ages or identities of the victims beyond 'young woman' and 'teenager' have not been released. Both men will now serve their prison sentences and be subject to lifelong registration as sex offenders.