Sean Reuben, of Lawrence Weston, has been jailed for a 2021 rape in Clevedon. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

“Dangerous” rapist Sean Reuben jailed after Clevedon attack

Paul JonesAugust 15, 20250 Comment0

“DANGEROUS sexual predator” Sean Reuben has been jailed for 10 years after raping a woman in Clevedon.

Reuben, of Lawrence Weston, targeted the victim, who was in her 20s at the time of the attack in November 2021, at a house in the town.

The 49-year-old denied the offence, but was found guilty by a unanimous jury in May. He was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on August 13.

In an impact statement read out in court during Reuben’s sentencing hearing, the victim said: “This crime has deeply affected me physically and mentally. I faced suicidal thoughts, self-harm and unhealthy relationships, becoming someone I didn’t recognise.

“Even three-and-a-half years later, I still suffer from nightmares, flashbacks and fear.”

“Since the verdict came in as guilty, I have been told that I can now be happy and move on with my life,” she added. “This is not the case and will never be the case. I still have to learn to navigate my life with the disabling impact of PTSD.

“I have to learn to trust in those around me but not be as trusting as I once was. I have to build up my life again. I have to re-build my career I was once thriving in. I have to pick up the pieces of a broken girl.

“I went through these past years believing that I wasn’t strong enough to go through with this trial, but I carried on anyway. I didn’t carry on because I wanted justice for the pain and harm that was caused to me, I carried on because I didn’t want anyone else going through the pain of being betrayed and having their lives change forever.”

Sentencing, Judge Burgess sentenced Reuben to 10 years in prison and added to the Sex Offenders’ Register indefinitely.

After the hearing, investigating officer DC Damon Carney, of Avon & Somerset Police, said: “Reuben is clearly a dangerous offender; someone who seized the opportunity to act out his sordid sexual desires and who has not once expressed any remorse for what he did or even acknowledged what he did was wrong.

“I want to thank the victim for her courage, firstly coming forward to police and then remaining steadfast in a long process through the criminal justice system.

“She has ensured that women are protected from Reuben who has demonstrated the behaviours of a dangerous sexual predator.

“It’s also important to acknowledge the support of the various witnesses who acted dutifully on the day of the incident and are a great example of community and looking out for one another.”

People can report rape or sexual assault by calling 101, or visiting avonandsomerset.police.uk/report/rape-and-sexual-assault. Victims of sexual assault or rape can also self-refer to The Bridge, a Sexual Assault Referral Centre available 24/7, 365 days a year, via www.thebridgecanhelp.org.uk, or on 0117 342 6999.