Man jailed for raping teenager and sexual activity with underage girl

A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to raping a teenager and sexual activity with an underage girl.

Kaydon Hall received a prison sentence of seven years and two months at Bristol Crown Court on Friday, March 22.

Hall pleaded guilty to the rape of a girl over the age of 16, as well as two counts of engaging in sexual activity with a teenager under the age of 16 against a second person.

The 20-year-old, of no fixed address, was an adult at the time he committed the offences in Bristol.

His victims, who are entitled to lifetime anonymity upon reporting a sexual offence, say what Hall did continues to impact them.

The rape victim said in her victim personal statement: “Generally day to day, I constantly feel I am looking over my shoulder.

“I know he is in prison but if I see anyone who looks like him I freak out and have to stop and tell myself it couldn’t be him as he is in prison.

“But it still reinvigorates the memory of what he did.”

She said she used to be outgoing but now would much rather stay at home because that makes her feel safer. She added it felt like her life ‘had been put on hold’ while the police investigation and court proceedings took place.

The girl, who was Hall’s second victim, told the court: “What happened to me still remains at the forefront of my mind. I cannot escape it.

“I want to be able to forget it and move on but I can’t.

“It enters my mind several times of the day, there is no rhyme or reason to this. When it does, it makes me feel uncomfortable in my own skin and nauseous.”

Judge Moira Macmillan, in sentencing, told Hall that his offending has had a huge impact on the victims’ lives and their mental health. 

Hall, in addition to his prison sentence, was made subject of indefinite sexual harm prevention order and restraining order. He will also be on the sexual offenders’ register for life.

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DC Hannah Pinnell, Avon & Somerset Police’s officer in the case, said: “The extraordinary courage of these two young victims to report what happened to them and supporting the legal process cannot be understated.

“While the mental impact of what they were subjected to continues to affect their day-to-day lives, I hope in time they take great pride in what they have done in helping to bring this sexual predator before the courts.

“Without their bravery Kaydon Hall could still pose a danger to girls and women.

“Hall’s horrific crimes are sickening. He lied through his police interviews in an attempt to avoid being brought to justice and we welcome the prison sentence he has received which will help keep the public safe.

“We’d encourage anyone who has been a victim of a sexual offence to please report it to us – you will be believed, we will investigate thoroughly and will do whatever we can to secure a conviction.”