A CLEANER at Tesco who hid his two rape convictions from bosses was sentenced for fraud.

Nicholas Laloo, who failed to declare his 46 previous offences, had four further sex charges against him dropped.

The 43-year-old was employed by Ecocleen in 2009 to work at the Tesco distribution centre in Didcot.

He worked at the warehouse for a year, during which time he was promoted to supervisor, before new rape allegations in November 2010 revealed his hidden past.

Those allegations – three charges of rape and one of inciting a person to engage in sexual activity – were formally dropped at Oxford Crown Court yesterday due to a lack of evidence. But Laloo, from Shannon Road, Didcot, was sentenced for fraud after admitting one count relating to concealing his criminal past – includinga 12-year jail sentence for two rapes.

Recorder Harold Persaud noted Laloo had served 154 days in custody awaiting trail and jailed him for six months, meaning he was set for release yesterday.