AN “UTTERLY remorseless” rapist has been handed an 11 year sentence for his attack on a sex worker.

Kye Lewis showed no emotion as Judge Samantha Cohen handed out her sentence for two counts of rape, which took place in the Sutton Road cemetery on July 11, 2017.

The 21-year-old of Archer Avenue, Southend, was convicted in August by a jury on a majority verdict.

He was sentenced at Basildon Crown Court yesterday.

Lewis had driven out to a “red light district” area known to be used by sex worker, had picked up his victim and driven to the cemetery, where he pulled a machete on her before raping her twice.

Judge Cohen formed the view that Lewis had intentionally gone out that night looking for a sex worker to rape.

She said: “Having heard the evidence in the trial, I am satisfied you went out that evening looking for someone to rape.

“You armed yourself with a machete, hidden in the pocket on the door and went to a red light district looking for a sex worker.

“You drove her to the Sutton Road cemetery. She wanted to stop and go somewhere else on route, but you were determined to take her there.

“It can’t be by chance that you drove her to the unlit part of the cemetery. You wanted to go to a place where you wouldn’t be disturbed.

“You told her she was going to get raped.”

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Judge Cohen then recapped the horrendous details where the woman was raped twice by Lewis on the front of his car.

He then left her semi-naked, taking her handbag with him as he drove off.

Judge Cohen continued: “I am sure you did that to prevent her calling for help.

“She managed to dress and make her way to the house of a friend.”

The judge praised the victim, saying she was an “impressive” witness who was “clearly very stressed” over what had happened.

Lewis, throughout two trials over the offences, maintained that he did not rape the woman and that she had made the claims up because he underpaid her.

The judge said: “That account was rejected by the jury and it seems to me that you remain utterly remorseless about what you have done.”

Lewis was handed an 11 year sentence with seven to be served in prison and four to be served on licence.