Man Locked Up for Rape Caught on Chilling Phone Recording
A 28-year-old man living in taxpayer-funded asylum accommodation has been handed a seven-year prison sentence after a disturbing phone recording revealed him raping a woman who begged him to stop. Chret Callender, a Trinidadian whose asylum plea was rejected earlier this year, was found guilty of rape and sexual assault at Bournemouth Crown Court.
The victim courageously recorded much of the terrifying ordeal, capturing her desperate cries as she pleaded for the attack to end.
Victim’s Phone Tape Paints Horrific Scene
The court heard the victim was out with friends at Bournemouth Pleasure Gardens last June when Callender appeared. Later, she got a taxi home alone, only for Callender to turn up uninvited in the early hours of June 14.
Despite her clear refusals, the drunk Callender refused to leave. On the recording, she can be heard crying, “I have said no, please stop.” Callender callously told her to “shut up” and demanded she “have some respect.”</em He later muttered, “I have messed up.”
The victim told the court Callender ignored her “no means no” pleas, stating he didn’t care if she cried. When she tried to shove him away, he grabbed her wrist, causing pain. After the attack, she locked herself in the bathroom to escape.
Judge Brands Attack ‘Animalistic’ and Sense of Entitlement ‘Warped’
His Honour Judge Richard Fuller KC called the recordings “shocking” during sentencing. He detailed how Callender forced himself on the victim, pinning her face down and using his body weight to restrain her.
“Throughout, he called her names and demanded respect,” the judge said, condemning Callender’s “warped sense of entitlement” and summing up his actions as “animalistic and base.”
Victim’s World Shattered – Fears Him Striking Again
In a heart-wrenching victim impact statement, the woman broke down in tears, revealing her life had been “changed forever and been destroyed.” She now suffers panic attacks, nightmares, and paranoia, feeling unsafe even in her own home.
“I thought I was safe with him. His actions are an absolute betrayal,” she said, fearing he might attack another woman.
Callender Denies Charges but Faces Deportation
Callender denied all charges, claiming the victim made up the attack after she began recording. The jury rejected his story.
His lawyer said Callender arrived in the UK legally after his family faced threats in Trinidad. His asylum request was denied in April 2025, with an appeal pending during the trial.
At the time of the attack, Callender was housed at Bournemouth’s Britannia Hotel awaiting his appeal. Now, after sentencing, he faces deportation under the government’s Early Removal Scheme, which can send foreign national prisoners home before they finish their sentences. The judge noted any deportation decision lies with the Home Office.
