'Manipulative' rapist left woman fearing for life
GMPA "disgusting and manipulative" rapist who abused a woman so she "feared for her life" has been jailed.
Amaniel Tewelde threatened and coerced his victim over several years and ignored her pleas to stop sexually assaulting her, Greater Manchester Police said.
The 37-year-old, from Collyhurst in Manchester, was found guilty in November of two counts of rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, and perverting the course of justice.
Tewelde has been sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 15 years in prison, given a restraining order, and placed on the sex offender register for the rest of his life.
'Feeling trapped'
The court heard Tewelde first met the woman in the Salford area in 2014 and then sexually assaulted her.
On another occasion, police said Tewelde ignored her pleas for him to stop touching her and went on to rape her.
He continued with controlling and coercive behaviour in the months that followed, threatening not to see her or care for her if she did not have sex with him.
Detectives said the woman feared for her life if she did not listen to him.
The court heard that, during a visit to Blackpool, Tewelde raped her again.
Det Sgt Graham Parry said: "Tewelde's disgusting and manipulative actions led to a woman feeling unsafe and with nowhere to turn to, leaving her isolated.
"By alternating between caring and controlling, Tewelde left the woman feeling trapped and I am glad he is now finally behind bars where he belongs."
He said after years of abuse the woman was "finally allowed a voice" in court after an "incredibly tough journey" and officers were "thankful for her perseverance".
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