Soldier who raped stranger in ‘harrowing’ street attack jailed for nine years

A soldier who tried to hide in a railway station cubicle after raping a stranger in a doorway in a ‘harrowing’ attack has been jailed for nine years. Private John Harvey, 25, confessed to police after attacking a young woman in Shrewsbury, but later pleaded not guilty, forcing her to testify during a nine-day trial. He was found guilty of two counts of rape and one of assault by penetration, with the judge noting the crime’s aggravating factors and labeling Harvey a danger to the public, particularly women.