String of offences that saw his victim subjected to horrific humiliation and self-degradation.

Kamil Lesiak, a member of a violent gang, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping, torture, and rape of a man.

The 27-year-old was the last of the group to be jailed, having been convicted of false imprisonment, assault causing actual bodily harm, rape, and causing a man to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.

The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was kidnapped in Bootle in November 2015 and held captive at a house in Simons Croft, Netherton for 10 hours. During that time, Lesiak and his accomplice, Daniel Misiolek, subjected him to a brutal series of physical and sexual assaults.

Misiolek, who was previously jailed for life with a minimum of nine years, filmed around 90 minutes of the horrific ordeal with his girlfriend, Awna Baszak. The victim was able to escape when the gang left the house.

The incident appears to have stemmed from a perceived offense by another member of the gang, Dagmara Szary, who believed she had seen inappropriate photos on the victim's mobile phone.