A UWA law graduate who was spared jail for sexually assaulting a fellow student at Rottnest Island is facing the prospect of being thrown behind bars after WA’s highest court was told he should not have been shown mercy nor was his remorse deeply genuine.
Luigi Ignace Rayapen was given a two-year suspended sentence for repeatedly ignoring the young woman’s pleas to stop violating her following end-of-exam celebrations at the holiday hot spot in June 2020.
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Source: thewest.com.au
