Evil couple 'obsessed with threesomes' caged after raping teenage girl

ANTHONY PRESTON, 22, AND HIS FIANCEE, NICOLE RICKATSON, 27, HAVE BOTH BEEN JAILED FOR THE HORRIFIC SEX ATTACK ON THE 19-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. 15:19, 20 May 2025 An evil couple "obsessed with

having a threesome” have been jailed after raping a teenage girl. Anthony Preston, 22, and his fiancee, Nicole Rickatson, 27, both from east Hull, each denied three offences of rape, three

offences of assault by penetration and one offence of perverting the course of justice. They were convicted by a jury of one offence of rape. Preston was also convicted of perverting the

course of justice. He was caged for seven and a half years and Rickatson for six years at Hull Crown Court. They must both register as sex offenders for life. Richard Butters, prosecuting,

told the trial that the offences involved Preston and Rickatson in a "threesome" with a 19-year-old woman. The court how the depraved pair "sexually abused" her without

her consent and they "encouraged and assisted each other" in sexual acts. "They did what they wanted," said Mr Butters. "They helped themselves to her. They treated

her, in effect, like a rag doll, sexually abusing her." Preston and Rickatson previously said: "Let's have a threesome" but the woman, now 20, thought that it was a joke.

"Preston started to grab at her," said Mr Butters. "He pulled her hair and immediately she was saying she didn't want to do this. She was saying that from the outset.

This pair knew that what they were doing was against her will." The young woman was "all the while fighting back" against the couple. "She was trying to stop this sexual

attack - and that's what it was," said Mr Butters. "This was a horrific sexual attack on her. She was trying to fight back and struggled to prevent this from happening but

Preston kept on pushing her down. He was making sure she couldn't move." During the sexual acts, the woman said: "No, please don't." It was claimed that she was

forced to commit sexual acts on both Preston and Rickatson, reported HullLive. "She was saying 'Stop' - she didn't want to do any of this - but the male defendant kept on

doing what he was doing," said Mr Butters. "Rickatson was present at the time. They just didn't seem to care. That's how she described it in her evidence." He

continued: "This pair knew full well throughout this sexual attack that she did not want to be involved in any way. She was saying 'No'. By saying 'No', that just

made things worse because the abuse just continued. "She remembered Preston saying to her that she was a 'good girl'. She described that, throughout this abuse, when she was

saying 'No', both defendants, Preston and Rickatson, were both laughing and that's a theme throughout this incident. "Both defendants knew that she was not consenting to

any of these acts but both abused her directly or encouraged the other to do the same. Both defendants told her that they were having fun and she remembers that, when she was being raped by

Preston, Rickatson was at her side smiling. "Preston was asking her to stay over. She was saying 'No'. That seemed to enrage Preston and it was at that point that he forced

himself upon her, raping her, and the female defendant was just smiling in the bedroom." The young woman later quickly got dressed and ran downstairs before phoning a male friend,

before phoning the police. When officers attended the couple's home, they saw that there was blood on the bed but, when they returned the next day it had gone "They were trying to

get rid of the evidence," said Mr Butters. "The bed was cleared of all bedding from the night before. They removed evidence, namely bedding, from the investigation scene."

Article continues below Preston and Rickatson both declined to give defence evidence to the trial but they claimed that the sexual activity was consensual. Mr Butters told the jury:

"These two want you to believe that they had a thoroughly enjoyable threesome. They have abused her terribly."