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Nantwich man Jacob Evans jailed for 15 years for rape and coercive control
Overview
Jacob Evans, 22, from Baddington near Nantwich, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with an additional six years on licence after pleading guilty to four counts of rape, sexual assault by penetration, actual bodily harm, making threats with a bladed weapon, and controlling and coercive behaviour against two women between 2021 and 2025. He was also handed an indefinite restraining order against both victims.
Key points
- Jacob Evans was sentenced to 15 years in prison plus six years on licence at Chester Crown Court.
- He pleaded guilty to four counts of rape, sexual assault by penetration, actual bodily harm, threats with a bladed weapon, and coercive control.
- The abuse against the two women took place between 2021 and 2025.
- Evans emotionally manipulated, physically assaulted, and threatened his victims with violence and knives.
- He forced one woman to sell her belongings to buy him items which he later sold for his own profit.
- Cheshire Police praised the courage of the victims for coming forward, and Evans was issued an indefinite restraining order.