A man has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for raping a woman at a pub in Oxford.

Rogerio Coito, 22, who was the bar manager of The Priory pub in Grenoble Road, Oxford, was found guilty at Oxford Crown Court today of two counts of rape on January 8, 2010.

Det Con Matt Welsh, leading the investigation, said: “Coito was in a position of trust when he raped a woman in The Priory pub.

"He had also been drinking that evening and was dishonest, stating that he was trying to help the victim in the toilets.

“I would like to pay tribute to the victim; I hope that now the trial has finished she can get some kind of closure and try to put this ordeal behind her.

“Thames Valley Police treat reports of rape and sexual offences very seriously and we will do everything we can to investigate them and put the offender before the court.”