A man convicted of 159 sex offences, including 136 rapes, will "never be safe to

be released", a judge has said.

Reynhard Sinaga was found guilty of luring 48 men from outside Manchester clubs to
his flat, where he drugged and assaulted them - filming the attacks.

Police say they have evidence Sinaga, 36, who is being named for the first time,
targeted at least 190 victims.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Sinaga was "the most prolific rapist in
British legal history".

The judge ruled his life sentence must include a minimum of 30 years in jail.

Reporting restrictions were also lifted at a sentencing hearing at Manchester Crown

Court on Monday, meaning Sinaga could be identified for the first time.

The post-graduate student was already serving life, with a minimum term of 20 years,
for the offences he was convicted of in two earlier trials, which took place in summer
2018 and last spring.

Across four separate trials, the Indonesian national was found guilty of 136 counts of
rape, eight counts of attempted rape, 14 counts of sexual assault, and one count of
assault by penetration, against a total of 48 victims.

Detectives say they have been unable to identify a further 70 victims and are now
appealing for anyone who believes they may have been abused by Sinaga to come
forward.

At the hearing, Judge Suzanne Goddard QC said Sinaga was "an evil serial sexual
predator who has preyed upon young men" who wanted "nothing more than a good
night out with their friends".

"In my judgment you are a highly dangerous, cunning and deceitful individual who will
never be safe to be released," she said - adding that the decision to release prisoners is
made by the Parole Board.

Sinaga would wait for men leaving nightclubs and bars before leading them to his flat in
Montana House, Princess Street, often with the offer of somewhere to have a drink or
call a taxi.

He drugged his victims before assaulting them while they were unconscious. When the
victims woke up many of them had no memory of what had happened.
The student, who denied the charges, had claimed all the sexual activity was
consensual and that each man had agreed to being filmed while pretending to be
asleep - a defence described by the judge as "ludicrous".

At an earlier sentencing, the judge said she was sure that Sinaga had used a form of
date rape drug such as GHB.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was "deeply concerned" by the use of such a drug.

In victim impact statements read out in court, one victim said Sinaga had "destroyed a
part of my life", while another said: "I hope he never comes out of prison and he rots in
hell."

"I have periods where I can't get up and face the day," another added.

Many of the victims were unaware they had been raped until they were contacted by
police.

Lisa Waters, of the St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Manchester, where
victims received support, said some men found this "very difficult to process", with some
experiencing mental health issues and suicidal thoughts.

Sinaga, who was studying for a PHD at the University of Leeds, carried out his attacks
over several years.

The rapist was caught in June 2017 when one victim, who regained consciousness
while being assaulted, fought Sinaga off and called the police.

When officers seized Sinaga's phone they found he had filmed each of his attacks -
amounting to hundreds of hours of footage.

The discovery led to the launch of the largest rape inquiry in British history.

Assistant Chief Constable Mabbs Hussain said the true extent of Sinaga's offending
would probably never be known.

"We suspect he's offended over a period of 10 years," he said. "The information and
evidence we are going from is largely from trophies that he's collected from the victims
of his crimes."

Investigators traced dozens of victims from the videos using clues found in Sinaga's
Manchester flat, such as stolen phones, ID cards and watches.
The University of Manchester, where Sinaga was previously a student, said some
members of its community had been "directly affected" by the case and it had set up a
dedicated confidential phone line to offer support.
A statement from Vice-Chancellor Dame Nancy Rothwell, said the news was
"profoundly distressing" and her thoughts were with all those affected.

'Staggering tally'
Judge Goddard said the "scale and enormity" of Sinaga's offending meant it was
"accurate" for one of his victims to have described him as a monster.

She added that Sinaga had shown "not a jot of remorse" and at times appeared to be
"actually enjoying the trial process".

Following the sentencing, Ian Rushton, from the CPS, said Sinaga was "the most prolific
rapist in British legal history" and possibly "in the world".

"His extreme sense of sexual entitlement almost defies belief and he would no doubt
still be adding to his staggering tally had he not been caught," he said.

He added that he thought Sinaga took "a particular pleasure in preying on heterosexual
men".

Home Secretary Priti Patel said in response to Sinaga's "truly sickening crimes" she had
asked an independent council to prioritise a review into whether controls for drugs like
GHB were "tough enough".

GHB (gammahydroxybutyrate) is a class C drug. Anyone found in possession of it can

be imprisoned for up to two years.

Sinaga's trials took place across 18 months at Manchester Crown Court, resulting in
unanimous guilty verdicts on all charges.

His convictions relate to crimes he committed from January 2015 to June 2017, but
police believe he began offending years earlier.
A man jailed for 136 rapes could have his sentence increased after his case was
referred to the Attorney General.

Reynhard Sinaga, 36, was found guilty of luring 48 men to his Manchester flat, where
he filmed himself sexually assaulting and raping them.

The student, described as Britain's "most prolific rapist", was ordered to serve a
minimum of 30 years in prison.

His case has been referred under the unduly lenient sentence scheme, the Attorney
General's office confirmed.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had written to the Attorney General
regarding the case.

"The case of Reynhard Sinaga is unprecedented in CPS history and we took a range of
factors into account when bringing each trial to court," a spokesperson said.

"A key consideration was the likely impact on sentence of bringing further prosecutions
and we are confident we did everything we could to ensure the court had adequate
sentencing powers to see justice done in this case."

Sinaga targeted at least 190 victims and was "the most prolific rapist in British legal
history", the CPS said when he was sentenced on 6 January.

Attorney General Geoffrey Cox QC has until 3 February to decide whether to seek a
longer sentence for the Indonesian national.

Sinaga, who was a post-graduate student living in Manchester, would wait for men
leaving nightclubs and bars before leading them to his flat in Montana House, Princess
Street.

He drugged his victims before assaulting them while they were unconscious.

Judge Suzanne Goddard QC said he was "an evil serial sexual predator" who had
shown "not a jot of remorse" during his trials, which took place across 18 months at
Manchester Crown Court.

Mr Cox is due to make a decision about whether to send the case to the Court of
Appeal by 3 February.
A court is to consider increasing the prison sentence given to a man believed to
be Britain's most prolific rapist.
Reynhard Sinaga was given a minimum term of 30 years for 136 counts of rape
earlier this month.

The court heard that the Indonesian student lured 48 male victims to his
Manchester flat while posing as a good Samaritan, before drugging them with
spiked drinks and attacking them.

Complaints over Sinaga’s sentence were made under the Unduly Lenient
Sentence scheme, which allows anyone to ask for punishments for certain
crimes to be reconsidered.

The attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, said: “After carefully considering the
details of this case, I have decided to refer the sentence to the Court of Appeal.
Reynhard Sinaga: Most prolific rapist in UK history jailed

“Sinaga carried out an egregious number of attacks over a prolonged period of

time, causing substantial pain and psychological suffering to his victims.

“It is now for the court to decide whether to increase the sentence.”

Police initially counted 195 victims in videos that Sinaga took of himself
carrying out the assaults while they were unconscious, including many who
have not been identified.

Detectives from Greater Manchester Police are attempting to speak to 70

potential victims, and said more people who may have been abused by Sinaga
had phoned a dedicated helpline after he was jailed.
Judge Suzanne Goddard QC said the true scale of Sinaga’s “perverted” crimes
may never be known. Detectives from Greater Manchester Police were
attempting to speak to 70 potential victims who had not yet been identified, and
said more people who may have been abused by Sinaga rang a dedicated
helpline after he was jailed.
“I am unaware of any other case of sexual offending of this scale and
magnitude,” she told the 36-year-old when passing sentence on 6 January. “The
true scale of your offending may never be known.”

Details of the case, the UK’s largest ever rape prosecution, were made public
when reporting restrictions were lifted after the end of four trials.

Sinaga was already serving a life sentence at HMP Manchester for convictions
in the first two trials, but his minimum term was increased to 30 years when the
last one concluded.

Manchester Crown Court heard how he went out in the early hours of the
morning looking for drunk young men who were alone around nightclubs near
his flat.

His victims – mostly heterosexual – had little or no memory of the assaults, and
he was only caught after a man regained consciousness and fought him off.

The court heard that many victims suffered from trauma and lasting
psychological damage, including two who had attempted suicide.

Sinaga was found guilty of a total of 159 offences committed between January
2015 and May 2017 – 136 counts of rape, 14 counts of sexual assault, eight
counts of attempted rape and one count of assault by penetration.

His mother, Normawati Sinaga, has claimed she did not know her son was
gay and believed his victims had made up the story.

She added: “We are a good Christian family who do not believe in
homosexuality. He is my baby.”