A predatory former Olympic swimmer is imprisoned for 21 years for raping two teenage girls and forces them to have sex with 'strange' men.
Antony James, 35, who represented Great -Britain at the London Olympic Games in 2012, was today convicted of several counts of sex offenses for children at Plymouth Crown Court.
During the process, James was described as a friendly and often charming man, with his own defense that stated that he had suffered a 'Shakespearean Fall from grace'.
However, the prosecutor labeled the Olympian as a 'serial liar and manipulator'.
During his conviction today, Judge Robert Linford said that James was' very talented and highly regarded ', but' had 'cared for and repeatedly sexually abused'.
He was imprisoned for a total of 21 years for violations against the two victims – whom he 'cared for and exploited' for his own sexual win.
He “paid attention to the first victim when she was 14 and he was 21 and” let her feel loved, “the judge said.
As part of James' defense against the charges, he claimed not to be aware of the true age of the schoolgirls.
Former Olympic swimmer Antony James (photo) is imprisoned for 21 years for raping two schoolgirls
Antony James (photo) participated in the 2012 Olympic Games for Team GB
James was convicted today at Plymouth Crown Court (photo)
In the course of James 'Offending he' repeatedly touched the area of ​​her vagina.
Despite the claims of the suspect, the judge said the proof that you knew very well that her age was completely overwhelming. '
He added: “You knew that what you were doing was seriously wrong, but your longing for this young person has overtaken your self -control.”
The judge said he had 'manufactured' a relationship, but “betray that by raping her in her own house.”
In the kitchen, he said, the suspect approached her, pushed her head down and let her oral sex give. '
He added: “These violations include the period between 2012 and 2016 and by 2016, your interest in the second victim had taken over.”
Of the second victim, the judge added: 'There were two occasions rape. She thought it was painful, but you kept existing. She did not resist – instead she indicated – that is far from permission. '
'You were a high -performance swimmer nationally and internationally. You were held to a large extent.
'You took care of these two people. You have exploited that relentlessly for your own sexual pleasure. '
Judge Linford condemned James for up to eight years with regard to offenses committed against the first victim and 13 years for the second. These will be executed successively.
Antony James declined in participating in the 2012 Olympic Games in the 100m butterfly of the gentlemen
James (photo) had 'a Shakespearean Fall from Grace' since he withdrew from swimming according to his own legal defense
As part of today's hearing, one of James's victims told the Crown Court of Plymouth how her test had influenced her.
Immediately to James, the second victim said she hoped that her cells would heal one day, so she had a 'body that was never touched and cleaned of you'.
She continued to describe how she felt that her formative teenage years had been removed 'and the court told how she still suffers from fear and panic attacks to this day.
“The person I should be, was taken from me – I always wondered what kind of girl I would be if you didn't do this to me. I have the feeling that I catch up. '
