Christopher Smith was jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to rape
Report from BBC Isle of Man.
A man who raped a 15-year-old girl before telling her it would not "end well" if she told anyone about it has been jailed for nine years.
Christopher Smith, 41, threatened the girl three times after the attack, which took place in July.
Douglas Courthouse heard Smith had claimed he and the girl had been in a relationship.
Deemster Graeme Cook said he had taken away the teenager's innocence in the attack.
The court heard Smith assaulted the victim after drinking gin and beer on 23 July 2024.
He told the girl three times following the events that it "wasn't going to end well" if she told anyone what he had done.
The girl went on tell family members in September and Smith was arrested but answered "no comment" when interviewed by police.
He later pleaded guilty to one count of rape and one count of assault by penetration.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, the girl said she had suffered flashbacks of the events, in which she relived the assault "over and over again".
Jailing him, Deemster Cook said there had been an element of "victim-blaming" by Smith when he had claimed he was in a relationship with the girl.
The threats he had made towards her, and the 25-year age gap between them, had been aggravating factors in the case, he added.
The deemster placed Smith on the Sex Offenders Register for life, and made him subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, which places restrictions on his contact with anyone under the age of 18.
He was also placed on extended licence for 10 years following his release.
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