Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info. Anthony Preston, 22, and his partner Nicole Rickatson, 27, from Hull, 'encouraged and assisted each other' when they 'sexually abused' the terrified victim. Rickatson smiled as she watched Preston pin down and rape the victim, Hull Crown Court heard.
The pair had earlier suggested a 'threesome'. Both defendants denied three counts of rape; three counts of assault by penetration; and one offence of perverting the course of justice. Following a trial, they were both convicted of one count of rape. Preston was also convicted of perverting the course of justice, HullLive reports. Richard Butters, prosecuting, said: "They did what they wanted. They helped themselves to her. They treated her, in effect, like a rag doll, sexually abusing her.
The woman thought the suggestion of a 'threesome' was a joke. Mr Butters said: "Preston started to grab her. He pulled her hair and immediately she was saying she 'didn't want to do this'.
She was saying that from the outset. This pair knew that what they were doing was against her will. This was a horrific sexual attack on her. She was trying to fight back and struggled to prevent this from happening but Preston kept on pushing her down. He was making sure she couldn't move.
The woman said 'no, please don't', the court heard. They just didn't seem to care. That's how she described it in her evidence. Both defendants told her that they were having fun and she remembers that, when she was being raped by Preston, Rickatson was at her side smiling. She was saying 'no'. That seemed to enrage Preston and it was at that point that he forced himself upon her, raping her, and the female defendant was just smiling in the bedroom.
