Overview
- A jury at Lewes Crown Court found Alex Patel-Wills guilty of four counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual assault by penetration, and acquitted him of one rape and one assault by penetration.
- The sentence totals 25 years, comprising 19 years in custody followed by six years on extended licence.
- Sussex Police opened the case after a woman reported being raped in Brighton on October 31, 2021, which led officers to identify four additional victims from earlier years.
- Offences occurred between 2018 and 2021 at a campus property, his Brighton home and a London address where one victim was described as being in a vulnerable state.
- Detective Constable Vicki Blythe thanked the victims for coming forward and emphasized specialist support and the force’s commitment to holding offenders to account.