Whitchurch man jailed for raping woman as she slept
A Whitchurch man who raped a young woman while she was asleep in bed has been jailed for five-and-a half years.
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Martyn Ellis, 37, was found guilty by a jury following a trial at Shrewsbury Crown Court last month.
He had denied the charge which involved a woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and who was 19 at the time of the in August 2015.
The jury heard that that the incident happened after the defendant and the victim had been drinking with other people at a flat in the Wem area.
Ellis, of Brownlow Street, Whitchurch, claimed that the victim had consented.
