An ex-Premier League footballer has been jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of raping two women in separate attacks.
Nathan Ashton, who starred for Fulham and Charlton during his stint in English football, attacked two women over a period of eight years.The 37-year-old told one victim “you’ll live” after assaulting her in the back of a car in 2015.She waited five years before telling police out of fears no one would believe her.Eight years later he attacked another woman while she slept in a friend's bed.
"His second victim, who now suffers panic attacks, told of the "far-reaching and devastating impact"Sentencing, Judge Mathew Turner said: "You used your physical strength to do what you wanted, with no empathy or compassion for your victims."You are manipulative and focused on yourself and your own sexual satisfaction."In 2015, Ashton was given a 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to spree of armed robberies.
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