Locations
Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4
Description
A man has been found guilty of a number of offences including rape and sexual assault following a two-week trial.
A jury found David Andrew Spencer, 46, of Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, guilty of two counts of sexual assault on a female, rape, assault by penetration and engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour following a trial at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
He plead guilty to assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm at the beginning of the trial.
The offences took place between August 2024 and August 2025.
PC Hannah Fisher, of the rape and serious sexual offences unit (RASSO), said:
“Spencer subjected the victim to a prolonged campaign of physical, mental, and sexual abuse and I am glad the jury has convicted him of his crimes.
“I would like to commend the immense bravery of the victim throughout this investigation, and I hope this conviction offers her some form of closure.”
Spencer is due to be sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Monday 30 November.