An asylum seeker has been sentenced to seven years for rape after a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court.
Chret Callender, 28, from Trinidad, was convicted of rape following a trial at Bournemouth Crown and County Court in December 2025.
The jury heard that Callender ‘forced himself on the young woman after turning up drunk at her home’ in the early hours of June 14th, 2025.
The victim, who cannot be identified, broke down as she delivered her statement to the court:
“What he did that night destroyed my sense of safety. The attack has left deep emotional wounds I carry every day.”
She added, “I now suffer panic attacks, anxiety, and fear. I no longer feel safe in a place I call home.”
The victim saw Callender at Bournemouth Leisure Gardens, where he was intoxicated with his friends.
At the end of the night, the victim got a taxi home, only for Callender to later show up at her house.
Recorded evidence presented during the trial hears the victim saying, “I have said no, please stop,” to which Callender replied, “Have some respect for me,” and telling the victim to ‘shut up’.
Callender also asked, “Why are you crying?”
He then apologised after the attack.
Callender admitted into attempting to pressure the victim into sex, to which the jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault via unanimous decision.
Chret Callender showed no emotion once convicted after five hours of deliberations.
He told the jury, “I never forced myself onto her. I don’t need to force myself onto anyone.”
During the sentencing, Judge Fuller KC said: “You behaved in an animalistic way, ignoring her cries and pain.”
“You showed not a shred of remorse,” he continued.
Mary Aspinall-Miles, defending, told the judge that Callender wishes to ‘wind the clock back’ regarding the day of the offence.
However, Callender denied the recorded evidence to Bournemouth Crown Court.
It surfaced that Callender, living in the Britannia Hotel, is a failed asylum seeker.
Aspinall-Miles told the court that her client was eligible for the government’s Early Removal Scheme (ERS).
This policy allows authorities to deport foreign national prisoners from prison and remove them from the country before they finish their sentences.
The judge charged Chret Callender with one count of aggravated sexual assault and one count of rape. He now faces seven years in jail.
If you have been a victim of rape or sexual assault, and want to report directly to the police, call 111, or in an emergency, call 999. You can also contact The Shores Sexual Assault Referral Centre on 0800 970 9954.
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