Man who raped on bail convicted

A man who raped a woman while on bail for another rape has been warned he faces a long jail sentence.

Brett Kaminski, 34, raped the first woman, aged 18, at his Hertfordshire flat after she had fallen asleep and he carried her to his bed.

A month later he raped a 19-year-old girl in an alleyway in Cheshunt town centre, Hertfordshire.

Kaminski, of Wheatcroft, Cheshunt, was found guilty of both rapes by a jury at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday.

'Substantial' sentence

Judge Marie Catterson, who had presided over the trial, said she was adjourning sentence so that reports could be prepared.

Remanding him in custody, she told Kaminski he would receive a "substantial" sentence because of the danger he posed to women.

During the trial, the court heard how Kaminski had met the 18-year-old in the Bricklayers Pub in Flamstead End, Cheshunt last October.

At the end of the evening he invited a group back to his flat in Wheatcroft, Cheshunt, to continue drinking.

The court heard the girl eventually fell asleep and Kaminski carried her to his bedroom, where he placed her on his bed.

Drinking heavily

The girl told the jury how she woke up "in a strange bed" the following morning to find the defendant having sex with her.

The court heard that following the attack in early November of last year, Kaminski was arrested and interviewed before being granted bail.

Weeks later on Sunday, 20 November last year the court heard a 19-year-old girl went to a bar in Cheshunt town centre where she met the defendant, who had been drinking heavily.

Later that night she said she met him outside in the street as she was making her way home.

He pulled her into an alleyway beside a kebab shop and raped her.