A Muslim businessman who repeatedly raped his victim before threatening to kill her father if she refused to be his wife has become the first person in Britain to be prosecuted under new forced marriage laws. In the landmark case, the 34-year-old man from Cardiff, described as 'arrogant, manipulative and devious', was jailed for 16 years for making a 25-year-old woman marry him under duress. Merthyr Crown Court heard how the man, who was already married, developed an 'irrational obsession' with his victim. The first time that he raped her, the man lured her to his home under the false pretense of a get-together with friends.34-year-old, who cannot be identified, repeatedly raped 25-year-old womanHe secretly filmed her showering and threatened to make footage publicMan, who was also married, developed 'irrational obsession' with his victimHe has been jailed for 16 years at Cardiff Crown Court for seven charges including forced marriage, rape and bigamy
We hope that today's sentence sends a strong message that forced marriage will not be tolerated in today's _.