Reynhard Sinaga: Serial rapist 'abused 206 men'

Serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga is believed to have targeted more than 200 victims, 60 of whom remain unidentified, police have said.

Sinaga, described as Britain's most prolific rapist, was found guilty in January of luring 48 men to his Manchester flat and filming himself sexually assaulting and raping them.

His minimum jail term has been extended from 30 to 40 years at the High Court.

Police now believe Sinaga committed sexual offences against 206 men.

Sinaga, who was a postgraduate student , would wait for men leaving nightclubs and bars before leading them to his Princess Street flat on the edge of the city centre.

He drugged his victims before assaulting them while they were unconscious, often filming his rapes and collecting so-called trophies from them, such as mobile phones.

When the victims woke up many had no memory of what had happened.

He was caught after one victim awoke as he was being abused and defended himself, before reporting the incident.

When officers seized Sinaga's phone, they found hundreds of hours of footage of the attacks, a discovery which led to the launch of the largest rape inquiry in British history.

Sinaga, originally from Indonesia, lived in a rented flat just a few moments' walk from the Factory 251 nightclub.

His trial was told he typically approached his victims, mostly men in their late teens or early 20s who had been out drinking, in the street and brought them back to his apartment.

Many could not remember what happened, but some recalled being given a drink and then blacking out. Most were unaware they had been raped until they were contacted by police.

Sinaga claimed all the sexual activity was consensual and that each man had agreed to being filmed while pretending to be asleep.

In victim impact statements read out at the trial, one man said Sinaga had "destroyed a part of my life", while another said he had "periods where I can't get up and face the day".

Assistant Chief Constable Mabs Hussain said as a result of further evidence "coming to light" since the trial, investigators had identified a further 23 victims and "now believe that Sinaga committed sexual offences against 206 men".

"We are yet to identify around 60 of these men and would urge anyone who thinks they may have been a victim to please get in touch with us," he added.

After his trial concluded, Sinaga's case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General under the unduly lenient sentence scheme.

Judges rejected calls for a whole-life jail term but increased the minimum time he must spend in prison.

They noted he had not shown any remorse.

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