Lawyers for rapist Ralph Carr push for reduced prison sentence

Lawyers for disgraced celebrity agent and convicted rapist Ralph Carr are seeking a reduced prison sentence for the 66-year-old. Carr was found guilty of rape and sexual assault in March 2023 after sexually penetrating a woman without her consent during an attack in her bedroom. The attacks occurred after the woman repeatedly rejected Carr's sexual advances over the course of an evening of socialising, drinking and drug use.

Carr is currently serving a prison sentence in solitary confinement and has been described by his lawyers as experiencing a living hell in prison. His lawyers argue that his PTSD, anxiety, depression and previous suicide attempts mean a jail term would have a significant adverse impact on his mental wellbeing. Carr's defence barrister, Dermot Dann KC, said the attacks were only brief and compared the incident to the shortest cases of rape ever heard in court.

Carr is planning to appeal the jury's verdicts and his lawyers are also preparing to request a delay in his sentencing, which could see him freed on bail if successful. The woman Carr attacked has not yet provided a victim impact statement.