Kevin Mitchell , pictured , threatened to slit his victim 's throat before raping her in her own apartment in New York on September 19 , 2013 . A convicted rapist sentenced to 14 years has been granted a marriage licence to wed his long-term girlfriend so he can receive conjugal visits while in prison . Kevin Mitchell violently attacked the 30-year-old woman inside her own apartment in New York in the early hours of the morning , threatening her that he had a gun and would slit her throat . Mitchell , 34 , pleaded guilty to one count of Rape in the First Degree at Manhattan Supreme Court on February 11 , 2015 . However , instead of being sent straight to a state penitentiary in upper New York State immediately , Mitchell was granted a one-month stay in Rikers Island so he could get married to Tyneka Hudson . Ms Hudson told the New York Daily News following her would-be husband 's sentence : ' I 'm going to stay by his side . He 's a good man . ' Prosecutors claim that Mitchell followed his victim into her apartment at 5.30am on the day of the attack . However , Ms Hudson questions the verdict . She said : 'No one knows the real story . Only she and him know . I can ’ t say he did it . I can ’ t say he didn ’ t do it . He told me he didn ’ t rape the lady . He said they were drinking and he put a hickey on her . I don ’ t know what he was doing in her apartment . ' Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr said : 'This lengthy prison sentence reflects the extremely violent nature of this attack , in which Kevin Mitchell raped a woman in her own home . ' I would like to thank the survivor for coming forward , and my office ’ s Sex Crimes prosecutors for ensuring that this predator will serve years behind bars . ' Prosecutor Siobhan Carty told Manhattan Supreme Court that Mitchell surreptitiously entered the woman 's apartment on September 19 , 2013 at 5.30am and threatened her with a knife and said he had a gun . After the attack , the victim rang 911 and NYPD 's Warrant Squad arrested Mitchell four days later . Ms Carty read the victim 's statement into the court record in advance of Mitchell 's sentencing . She said on behalf of the victim : 'This man has completely ruined my life . I have tried to rationalise what I could have done in my life to have deserved what happened to me . The only conclusion that I have come up with is that some people in this world are truly terrible . ' ' I can not understand why the man did this to me . Why he told me he would kill me if I didn ’ t do what he said . ' I do not know if he raped me because I only had $ 24 , or if that was the initial reason that he broke into my apartment . If he had broken into my apartment to assault me , then why did he make me talk to him for so long ? ' I was trapped in my own home for what felt like forever talking to this man and not knowing if he was going to kill me or my dog — he made it clear to me that he was very capable of both . ' Mitchell has been told he can remain on Rikers Island , pictured , until next month so he can marry his girlfriend Tyneka Hudson and receive conjugal visits when he is sent to a prison in upstate New York . The statement added : ' I gave him so many chances to leave . I told him multiple times that if he left right then nothing bad would happen . He raped me anyways . ' It is claimed that Mitchell was drinking at the time of the attack and told his victim ' I 'll slit your throat . This is going to happen either way . ' As well as receiving a 14-year jail term , Mitchell was ordered to undergo 10 years ' post release supervision .
Kevin Mitchell attacked the woman in her home on September 19 , 2013 . Mitchell , 34 , threatened to slit his victim 's throat before the brutal attack . The rapist has been granted permission to marry his long-term girlfriend . Mitchell will marry Tyneka Hudson on Rikers Island before next month . He will then be transferred to a prison in upstate New York for 14 years .