Staffordshire sex offender jailed for 17 years

Shane Davis was found guilty of five sexual offences following an earlier trial and was sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Tuesday.

The court had heard how the 36-year-old from Stone made forceful advances on the survivors and pressured them into sexual acts against their will and abused them between 2018 and 2023 until he was reported to Staffordshire Police in November 2023.

Investigators from Staffordshire Police worked hard to gather all of the evidence needed to secure charges against him and to support the survivors. 

Davis was charged with seven offences, including three counts of rape of a woman, three counts of sexual assault of a female and one count of intentional strangulation.

At the end of his trial in July this year, the jury deemed Davis guilty on five counts, including two counts of rape of a woman and three counts of sexual assault of a female.

As part of his sentencing, he was given an indefinite restraining order against the survivors and put on the Sex Offender’s Register for life as well as being given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

DC Charlotte Morrey, from the Staffordshire Police rape and serious sexual offences unit (RASSO), said: “I would like to thank all the survivors who came forward to tell us what had happened to them in this case. 

"They have shown immense bravery and courage to help us secure the conviction against Davis.

“I hope this encourages and shows any survivors that they will be listened to and positive action will be taken against those responsible for these horrific crimes.”