Wolverhampton sex offender jailed after raping two women
Jonathon Baker drugged one woman before sexually assaulting her.
A sex offender from Wolverhampton has been jailed after he drugged and raped two women.
Jonathon Baker was convicted at Wolverhampton Crown Court and sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday (22 Feb).
The court heard how Baker, 46, started relationships with the women between 2013 and 2018.
During these relationships, he increasingly moved to more violent behaviour, having initially lured them by "making them feel like the most important woman in the world" the court heard.
Eventually, he administered a drug on one of the women before sexually assaulting her.
The two women bravely came forward and told police about what had happened to them, leading to Baker's arrest in October 2018.
In interview, Baker tried to claim everything had been consensual between him and them, then he changed his story and accused them of making up their accusations against him.
When the accusation of drugging the woman came up, Baker was seen to laugh at the suggestion.
Despite this, the officers investigating Baker were able to build a conclusive case against him.
Baker was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and administering a substance to enable sexual activity.
He will spend a minimum of 12 years, less the four he has already served, in prison before he is eligible for parole.