A woken woke up to find a man raping her after a New Year's Eve night out. Matthew Grant Wilkinson, who goes by the name of Grant, attacked the victim in Leyland in the early hours of January 1.
Wilkinson, 29, of Grasmere Grove, Whittle-le-Woods, was arrested later the same morning and subsequently charged with rape after being questioned by police.
Wilkinson pleaded guilty at a pre-trial hearing to rape of a female aged over 16 and sexual assault by penetration. He was sentenced to 58 months behind bars on May 5 and given a restraining order.
He has been ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community DC 3553 Draycott, of the South Rape Investigation Team, said: “Wilkinson committed this offence at a time when he knew the victim was extremely vulnerable and unable to say no. - Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Manchester provides a comprehensive and co-ordinated response to men, women and children who live, or have been sexually assaulted, within Greater Manchester.