The Bacup Rapist, Lee Seery, tried to rape her a woman at a house party after sneaking into a bedroom where she slept and subjected her to a ‘disgraceful’ and ‘disgusting’ attack.
The victim was terrified when she woke to find that the father-of-one had removed her trousers and was trying to rape her.
Lee Seery had also sexually abused her moments earlier while she slept.
The woman was left feeling ‘distraught and worthless’ after the attack, which she reported to police the following day.
Lee Seery, of Ribble Street in Bacup, eventually pleaded guilty to attempted rape.
He has was locked up for seven years and two months.
Lee Seery was also ordered to sign the sex offender register for life and is prohibited from contacting the woman or her family indefinitely.
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