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A rapist paid another man to have sex with a woman in a hotel room before sexually assaulting her. A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of David Morrison, who failed to attend court on Friday, October 24, to learn his fate.

When he is finally arrested, the 44-year-old will be jailed for 10 years after a jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault by penetration in August. Teesside Crown Court heard how Morrison was in a hotel room with the victim when he left in the early hours of the morning to get some wine, TeessideLive reports.

Morrison, who worked as an engineer, returned some time later with another man. Summarising the case in sentencing hearing, Recorder Paul Reid, who presided over the trial, said: "You (Morrison) started laughing and said 'I have got

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