Two Italian men who filmed themselves raping a 23-year-old woman have each been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison

Two Italian men who filmed themselves violently raping a 23-year-old woman in a London nightclub have each been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.

Ferdinando Orlando, 25, and Lorenzo Costanzo, 26, raped the victim in the maintenance room of the Toy Room club in Argyll Street, Soho, in the early hours of February 26, 2017.

The men were seen on CCTV cameras high-fiving each other after the attack and later watched the attack on their smartphones.

The woman had to undergo surgery after the rape.

The following CCTV footage showing the two men after the attack was released by police:

Video surveillance showed the men kissing the visibly drunk victim and then leading her into the maintenance room just minutes after meeting her at the club.

She remained in the toilet for more than an hour after the attack before staff found her in severe pain.

A couple from the club helped the woman home, but she was later taken to hospital where she required surgery.

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The suspects had claimed that they both had consensual sex with the victim.

Both men then returned to Italy and it was a year before Costanzo was finally arrested when he returned to the UK to watch a football match in London.

Orlando was arrested at a later date when he flew back by appointment after contacting police.

Both were found guilty of two counts of rape each after a trial.

Detective Sergeant Rebecca Woodsford, the senior investigating officer who has led the investigation since 2017, said: “Today’s outcome is the best possible outcome of a truly traumatic experience for the victim, who suffered serious injuries which led her to suspect she was raping could have been.” ”