Violent and manipulative bully guilty of multiple rapes and coercive behaviour

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that David Overton, aka David Fury-Walsh, 31 of Macclesfield, showed an engaging and wildly generous side to his character to the women at first.

But a darker side soon began to appear and he wasn’t honest about his background – he claimed to be related to the well-known boxer called Tyson Fury, which wasn't true.
 
His behaviour quickly descended into criminality and was coercive and controlling, which had a serious effect on the women. His behaviour was violent, involving assaults and it descended into sexual offending.
 
All three women described sexual activity where they were not consenting and Overton could not reasonably believe they were consenting.
 
The sex did not follow consent, freely given. Instead, it was often based on violence, fear, and coercion.
 
One of his victims said Overton threatened her and her children, assaulted her, controlled her contact with friends, took her money and monitored her movements and whereabouts. He raped her on several occasions.
 
The second victim also talked of Overton’s control and coercion, assaults, and rape. He also made her take out loans, made her give him money and limited her contact with friends. The third victim suffered the same offences.
 
Overton was eventually arrested and was charged with 25 offences of rape, assault and coercive and controlling behaviour.
 
He denied all the charges but, today (14 December 2022) he was found guilty by a jury at Chester Crown Court following a four-week trial. He will be sentenced on 6 February 2023.
 
Senior Crown Prosecutor Karen Nolan, a specialist lawyer with CPS Mersey Cheshire’s Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) unit said: “David Overton is a violent and manipulative bully. He is someone who must be in control of a situation.

"He is a fantasist. He is a man who wants his own way. He is a man who does not take ‘no’ for an answer. He has shown himself to be a  man with no respect for women. 

“He denied the charges and claimed the women consented to sex, invited it, and enjoyed it. They all denied that and the jury has agreed with them.
 
“This has been a complex and disturbing case to work on but I would like to thank the victims for their courage in supporting the prosecution, the police for a thorough investigation and the prosecution team.

"Sexual violence and controlling behaviour often go together and no one should have to endure behaviour like this. The Crown Prosecution Service will help and support victims to bring their abusers to justice.”