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Farmer rapes woman after attending sheep shearing event in Dartmoor

The victim said he had 'shattered' her life

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Jack Frankum raped his victim after they attended a sheep shearing event together
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Jack Frankum raped his victim after they attended a sheep shearing event together

A farmer has been jailed for raping a woman who gave him a lift home from a sheep shearing event on Dartmoor. Jack Frankum, 28, attacked the woman from behind after she stopped to relieve herself in...

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