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Former Olympic swimmer Antony James was sentenced to 21 years for raping two underage girls, among other sexual offenses that occurred between 2012 and 2022, according to BBC.
James, now 35, represented Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics.
Judge Robert Linford said James will have a sexual harm prevention order in place for 25 years and that he would have to register as a sex offender for life in addition to his sentence.
The native of Fort Terrace, Plymouth was training to be a police officer with Devon and Cornwall Police at the time of his arrest in January 2022.
James’ sentencing came after he was found guilty of eight charges in October 2024, including three counts of rape, three counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, and two charges of causing or inciting a child into sexual activity.
James was cleared of three other charges and the jury failed to return verdicts on six other sex charges, which included five counts of rape, according to The Sun.
James also pleaded guilty to six counts of making indecent photographs of a child last April.
Linford said to James, “Your rather nonchalant approach to this catalogue of abuse was that it was all consensual.”
Last October, Gemma Kneebone, a senior crown prosecutor for CPS South West, thanked the women for coming forward.
Kneebone said James “manipulated and controlled his teenage victims to fulfil his own sexual desires.”
“Antony James manipulated and controlled his teenage victims to fulfil his own sexual desires. He claimed that these young victims were over 16 at the time, but this was a lie which collapsed under scrutiny,” Kneebone said.
“James was well aware of how young these victims were, and he set out to take advantage of this in a truly appalling manner, continuing to offend against them after they turned 16. This prosecution would not have been possible without the evidence so bravely provided by the young women involved, and I would like to thank them for coming forward to support the case.”
