Amphetamine-addicted predator, 39, raped three drugged men - they were left "frozen... powerless"

20.04.2022 - 13:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

An amphetamine-addicted predator raped three vulnerable men. 'Dangerous' Nico Baxter, 39, has been jailed for 23 years for his horrific crimes.

He befriended the men, who all had issues with drugs or alcohol, before abusing them. He attacked them when were in a drug-induced state.

The first man was said to have struggled with drug addiction for a while and was mourning a loved one following their death. On December 16, 2019 he 'encountered' Baxter with a woman in the street in Manchester.

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They went back to his house, where he contacted his drug dealer to get crack cocaine, which they took together.

Baxter then left, before returning with another woman. More drugs were taken, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.

The man then went to bed, before he woke up with Baxter on top of him.

"He could feel a pain, his boxer shorts were pulled off, he couldn’t move and he was powerless to resist and froze lying there whilst he was being raped," prosecutor Amanda Johnson said.

"The defendant left the room and went downstairs whilst the victim lay in bed afraid."

Baxter later went back upstairs and raped the man again, while he lay 'immobile, frozen and powerless'. Hours later, the man went downstairs.

Baxter told him: "Let me look after you." The victim took an overdose and was in hospital for a few days before he was able to report the incident to police, the court heard.

Giving evidence at trial, he said he has since wanted to move house and said the incident 'undermined his pride and dignity as a man'.

The next incident happened in April 2020, when Baxter met a man who was an alcoholic. The man was waiting for a friend