Woman forced to flee home after abuser taunts her from window

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 15:32 · Archive

A woman whose attempted rapist lived opposite her was forced to flee her home after he taunted her from his window following his release from prison.

Jessica Jones, now 32, was nine years old when a male family friend attempted to rape her while babysitting her at his house in Wales. Raymond Longstaffe had persuaded her mother to let Jones and her brother stay the night. He led Jones into his bedroom, stripped off her clothes and attempted to rape her while threatening to kill her mother's partner if she disclosed what happened.

Longstaffe was sentenced to eight months in prison at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court in 2003 and registered as a sex offender for ten years. After his release, he moved back into his home opposite Jones's family. He then began taunting Jones and her family from his window, pulling faces and sticking his tongue out at them.

The presence of her abuser forced Jones and her family to move house. She later changed schools because she feared he would find and harm her or her family. Jones, a mother-of-three from Powys in Wales, has now waived her anonymity to speak publicly about her experiences for the first time and to encourage other survivors to seek support.

How it is being reported

• Family forced to flee home after daughter's sexual abuser taunted her through window after prison releaseJessica Jones, 32, bravely shared her account of how a neighbour who abused her pulled faces at her from his window, leading her family to move house and for her to change schoolsThe Mirror · 14 Oct, 15:12
• Woman fled home after sexual abuser released from prison showed up at her windowJessica was only nine when she was sexually abused (Picture: SWNS) A woman was forced to flee her home after a neighbour who sexually abused her was released and began taunting her from his window. Jessica Jones, 32, was just nine when a male family friend tried to rape her while he was…Metro · 14 Oct, 11:42

In this story: Jessica Jones · Raymond Longstaffe · Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court · Powys · Wales

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