A man who orally raped a sex worker at knifepoint in Bradford before going on the run for more than three years has been jailed.
Miroslav Cicak was sentenced to eight years for the offence, which occurred in the Girlington area in April 2014. He was also made to sign on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.
Cicak, 24, was found guilty in March this year following a trial at Leeds Crown Court and was sentenced yesterday (17 April).
He was identified as a suspect to the crime and extensive enquiries were made to locate him, including a wanted appeal on the television show Crimewatch.
Further enquiries suggested he may have fled the country and in August 2017 a European Arrest Warrant was issued.
He was arrested in Germany a short time later and brought back to the UK in September, where he was charged and remanded in custody after appearing before Leeds magistrates.
He will now serve his sentence before being deported to Slovakia.
Detective Constable Simon Wilcock, of the Bradford District Safeguarding Unit, said: “Today’s outcome brings a successful conclusion to a lengthy investigation and I would like to thank everyone who helped us to locate Cicak.
“I hope this will give his victim some closure to her terrible ordeal and allow her to move forward with her life.
“I also hope this sends out a message that we will do all that we can to pursue dangerous criminals all over the world and bring them back before the UK courts to face justice for their crimes.”

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