Rapist who targeted vulnerable woman has jail term cut
A sex monster who raped a vulnerable woman then accused her of lying about it has had six months wiped off his jail term.
Benjamin Hezekiah O'Meally, aged 56, forced the victim to have sex with him while he was living at a bail hostel in Clay Lane, Langley, Oldbury.
He was found guilty of rape and jailed for a minimum of nine years and three months at Wolverhampton Crown Court in 2009.
Earlier this year, he had an appeal against his convictions rejected by top judges but yesterday had his term cut by six months.
O'Meally's sentence had wrongly been raised to take account of his breach of a sexual offences prevention order, according to Lord Justice Fulford.
"Albeit this matter has been raised many years after the sentencing, we consider that it would be unjust to leave this illegal element of the sentence undisturbed," he said.
In May, the London court heard O'Meally had threatened to kill the woman if she refused to have sex with him.
He also had previous convictions for rape and sexual assault, dating back to the 1990s.
Although his minimum term has been cut, O'Meally can only be freed at the end of it if the Parole Board is convinced he is not a danger to the public.
