A rape victim has described the trauma she experienced after the offender was jailed for nine years.

John Hutton, of Old Rectory Close, Barham, had denied raping a woman back in July 2021 but was unanimously convicted by a jury at Ipswich Crown Court on May 3 after a trial.

The court heard that Hutton, 34, raped the woman after walking her home from the Fox pub in Elmswell where he had met her and her friends on a night out.

The woman said she recalled being unable to move during the assault.

During the trial, the court heard she shouted for him to leave twice but he did not and her 10-year-old daughter was witness to her mother arriving back with Hutton.

In a statement to the court, she described the serious toll the attack had taken on her and said she felt compelled to leave her home, where the offence took place.

Barham man John Hutton has been jailedBarham man John Hutton has been jailed (Image: Suffolk Police)

The victim said: “I felt almost dead emotionally and physically.

“The happy times I should have been experiencing with my loved ones have been lost and everything that should have brought me joy was stained by this event.

“It made me hate my body. I would feel physically sick when I looked at it and before this happened I was thriving in life.”

She explained how she hated the place where it happened.

“I no longer felt safe and was constantly triggered. The home I had loved became just the house I was raped in.”

She continued and said it was not just her own suffering, but also that of her daughter who witnessed her mother being taken to the bedroom by Hutton.  

“All of my experiences are overshadowed when I think about what my daughter went through and what she witnessed.

“I have watched my beautiful confident little girl become hateful, distant and full of fear.

“Even though she is amazing and strong it has changed her life forever.”

She added: “There has been no remorse, no acceptance of wrongdoing.

And addressing the defendant she said: “I hope you learn what is right and what is wrong.

“I hope you learn that you cannot treat people with such disdain.

“I hope you can become a better person."

Defence barrister Simon Spence KC, said the defendant’s understanding of true consent was confused but said the judge should keep in mind the positive character references the court had received.

Judge Pugh said the victim was particularly vulnerable because of her intoxication and this must have been obvious before passing a nine year sentence.