Jail for rapist who struck twice in a month

A predatory rapist who attacked two women in a month has been jailed for 14 years. Joseph Silver, 34, forced his way into the home of one of his victims before tearing her clothing off and sexually assaulting her in east Kent in 2020. Silver, from Margate, claimed his second victim within weeks but claimed the women consented and conspired to get him locked up. He was convicted of three charges of rape and two of assault by penetration following…