https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8469781/Rapist-18-begins-two-year-jail-sentence-horrified-parents-march-police-confess.htmlRapist, 18, begins two-year jail sentence after horrified parents march him into a police station and order him to confess after discovering a text he wrote apologising to his victim
Jack Evans, 18, forced himself onto his victim after she had asked him to stop
He nearly got away with the attack but texted her to say sorry for what he had done
Father Jonathan Evans and his wife Sarah Morris saw the message on his phone
They marched him to a police station and he told officers his name and his crime
He was jailed at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court for two years
Jonathan said it had caused arguments but he wanted him to 'tell the truth'
By Dan Sales For Mailonline
Published: 09:31, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 14:04, 29 June 2020
A teenage rapist who forced himself on a girl was jailed after his parents made him confess when they found he had texted his victim to say sorry. Top grade student Jack Evans, 18, nearly escaped justice over the sex attack because the student never complained. But when he apologised to her by text two months later his appalled dad Jonathan and his stepmother Sarah Morris, both 47, saw the message and told him to tell the police. They marched him to a police station where he told officers his name and what he had done. They tracked down his victim, who had been a virgin, who told them about the attack and he was charged with rape. She said she was left feeling 'worthless' and unable to trust men again. Evans' father Jonathan Evans, 47, said outside Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court: 'I wanted him to tell the truth, he had to do the right thing and admit his guilt. It's been difficult for all of us and it's caused quite a few arguments. I’ve said to him that the best thing for him is to show everyone that you’re doing your best to rectify what has happened. It has been a shock to the system for him - I’m hoping being in prison will give him time to reflect.'
The court heard Evans' victim had told him to stop at the last minute but he had carried on during the attack in January last year. At the time he had been a top grade student studying maths, computing, and history in college. Prosecutor Claire Pickthall said: 'She didn't make a complaint but two months later Evans and his stepmother turned up at a police station to say what had happened.'
Evans, of Pontypool, South Wales, was jailed for two years and ordered to register as a sex offender. He was watched by Deniz Stewart, his biological mother, who he told he loved as he was sent down. Only she was allowed into court because of strict social distancing rules. Gareth Williams, defending, had asked for a suspended sentence because of the 'exceptional circumstances.' He said: 'It is extremely rare for anyone to admit to such a serious offence without there being a complaint.'
But Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke said there were aggravating features and Evans had to be locked up. She told him: 'Two months after the rape you apologised to your victim and said you understood why she was upset. But that text came to the attention of your father and mother who took you to a police station. You told an officer your name and said you'd had sex with the young woman.'
He was sent to a Young Offenders' Institute for two years after being given a discount for his age and his guilty plea. It is understood he is currently in Parc Young Offenders' Institution in Bridgend, which is in HMP Parc which has a capacity of up to 1,300. His father Jonathan wants him to join his software engineering company when he released next year.
