A woman was raped following a night out in a pub in East Malling. Rapist Steven Moore 'exploited and abused' his victim after they left the former Rising Sun pub in Mill Street.

The 67-year-old man, who has been jailed, took her to a nearby residential property before raping her. The incident happened in 2017 and was reported to Kent Police in March 2023, when Moore was arrested.

An investigation established that prior to the rape, the woman had previously engaged in small talk with Moore who was acquainted with someone she knew. During an evening between November and December 2017, the victim encountered him at the pub.

They consumed several drinks and she became intoxicated and confused. The victim recalled that after accompanying Moore to a different property she blacked out and woke

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