A violent rapist used blackmail tactics on his victim to ensure she did not call the police on him.
Neil Gandy, 29, of East Millwood Road, Speke, pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and one breach of a non-molestation order. However he denied 17 other charges, including 16 counts of rape but was found guilty on all counts after trial.
A trial previously heard that Gandy first met the victim when she was under 16, and upon hearing her age ceased contact. However, he later resumed contact with her.
