A Melbourne man who overpowered and raped an intruder will spend at least four years in prison.
Klay Holland, 32, faced the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday when he was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years and 10 months.in Melbourne's west in March 2021 armed with a knife and wearing a mask.He had asked for money and drugs, and was allegedly linked to others who had gone to the home to stand over a resident.Cox was beaten with a baseball bat and was incapacitated on the floor, where Holland then raped him.
In March, a jury convicted Holland of one charge of rape, but he was found not guilty of manslaughter. "Your rape of Mr Cox was a callous, degrading and humiliating act of retribution," Justice Beale said.
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