Rapist posing as photographer has sentence increased

A man convicted of sexually assaulting women after posing as a photographer has had his sentence increased to 12 years.

Anthony Williams, 40, from Brockworth, Gloucester, targeted women by asking them to take part in photo shoots.

He was jailed for eight years at Gloucester Crown Court on 22 January, but this was appealed against under the Unduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme and judges at the Court of Appeal added a further four years to his sentence.

Investigating Officer Det Con Simone Bowley, of Gloucestershire Constabulary, said: "Williams targeted these women online, sexually assaulted them, and then, by failing to admit what he had done to them, caused them all to endure a lengthy trial."