July 2023 Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Rape and Assault  A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape and assault. Lee Kenneth Murphy, 49 from Middlesbrough, was sentenced to 20 years in prison at Teesside Crown Court today (Monday, July 24) after being convicted of two counts of rape and assault. Murphy attacked and raped his victim on two occasions, once in 2022 and again in 2023.