Hotel predator jailed: Asylum seeker raped woman in her home

Secret recordings exposed his lies as jurors heard chilling audio of a drunken migrant forcing himself on a woman who repeatedly begged him to stop, ending in a long jail term.

A failed asylum seeker who raped a woman in her own home after a night out in Bournemouth has been jailed for seven years following a jury trial, with the sentencing judge describing his conduct as animalistic and driven by a warped understanding of consent. Chret Courtney Callender, 28, a Trinidadian national, was convicted of rape and sexual assault after a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court, where jurors heard secretly recorded audio of the attack captured by the victim on her mobile phone. Callender, who had arrived in the UK on a lawful visa before making an asylum claim later rejected for lack of evidence, was staying at an asylum hotel in Bournemouth while his appeal remained unresolved.

The court heard that on the evening of Friday 13 June 2025 the woman, aged in her 20s, encountered Callender on a night out in the town. She returned home by taxi, while Callender remained out drinking. In the early hours of the following morning, he turned up uninvited at her address. Despite initial reluctance, she allowed him inside, hoping he would leave shortly. Once inside, Callender made sexual advances. The woman repeatedly told him she did not consent and asked him to stop.

Instead, the jury was told, he sexually assaulted her and raped her, forcing himself on her while ignoring clear verbal resistance. Audio clips played in court captured the woman saying, “I have said no, please stop,” as Callender told her to “shut up” and demanded she “have some respect for me”. At one point he was heard saying, “Why are you crying? You’re making me feel like I’m raping you.”

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The victim told the court she tried to push him away but was overpowered, describing how he forced her face down on the bed and restrained her with his body weight. She said he pushed her hands aside, grabbed her wrist and continued despite being told he was hurting her. After the assault, Callender apologised and said he had “f***ed up”. The woman locked herself in the bathroom before later reporting the offence to police the same day.

A detailed investigation by detectives from Dorset Police followed, supported by medical and specialist services. Callender denied rape, claiming the encounter was consensual and that he stopped when asked. He alleged the woman staged the incident after beginning to record. Jurors rejected his account and returned unanimous guilty verdicts after around five hours of deliberation.