16th March, 2024
Diego Dellarovere, 43 of Holland Road, W14, London has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping a woman.
Dellarovere was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, 15 March.
He had earlier been convicted of rape, assault by penetration and sexual assaulted at Croydon Crown Court on Friday, 19 January.
Met officers launched an investigation after a woman came forward in May 2021 to report that she had been attacked by Dellarovere at a house in Croydon.
The police said the women rented a room in the house, saying that Dellarovere had booked to stay there on 7 May 2021 through an online booking site.
According to the Met Police, he had spent some of the evening out in Croydon before returning home and sexually assaulting the woman, before raping her.
Dellarovere was located through intelligence which linked him to the property.
The Met said its officers carried out arrest enquiries at Dellarovere’s house to arrest the suspect, however he was not located.
He later handed himself in to Hammersmith Police Station.
Detective Constable Natalie Alchin, who led the investigation, said Dellarovere forced himself on this woman in her own home, somewhere she should have felt safe, saying she had no doubt that she was terrified.
“I am pleased our investigation has resulted in him receiving a significant custodial sentence and I would like to praise the victim for the support she has shown the investigation. We do not underestimate the impact that would have had on her.
“The Met continue to be committed to tackling violence against women and girls and I hope the outcome of this investigation gives other victims of sexual offences to come forward and report them to us,” she said.