Rider jailed for raping two women at equestrian events in South Australia

An equestrian rider convicted of raping two women in their garlands at equestrian events has told them not to leave him ‘sexually frustrated’.

Joshua James David Slape, 24, from Glenburnie in South Australia was jailed for 11 years with seven years without parole in District Court on Tuesday.

Judge Gordon Barrett found the horse breeder guilty of rape, attempted rape and indecent assault, for the two incidents that occurred in 2017 and 2018.

Slape was 19 when he assaulted the first woman during a horse riding event on the family farm in June 2017.

He forced her to perform sexual acts on him before raping her while her two children slept a few meters away.

Slape had said to his victim “are you just going to leave me with blue balls?”, according to court documents.

The second attack happened six months later after a rodeo event.

Slape had known both women and had climbed into both of their garlands before assaulting them.

The court heard earlier that Slape told the two women “not to leave him sexually frustrated” before he attacked them.

A victim suffered from severe anxiety and depression following her rape, saying in an impact statement that she keeps all her blinds and doors closed.

‘My life is very different now and I’m a different person than I was. I wish I could be the confident, happy, outgoing person that I was,” she said.

The second victim said it would take time for him to be able to trust people again.

Slape’s sentence will be backdated to 2020, meaning he may be eligible for parole in 2027.

The rider has been violently stalked online following his accusations.

Both victims suffered severe trauma after being raped by the horse farmer (stock image)