'Predatory and remorseless' Norfolk NHS worker jailed for 12 years for raping and assaulting women
A 'predatory and remorseless' NHS worker who posed as a paramedic on an online dating website has been jailed for 12 years for raping and sexually assaulting women.
Jamie Kadolski's three victims fought back tears as they told Norwich Crown Court how his attacks had left them suicidal, humiliated, ashamed, and terrified of ambulance workers.
One of his victims said: 'I didn't think I would be alive to speak today. I attempted suicide twice. By ending my life I would be free of so much pain.'
Another told the court she overdosed three days after being sexually assaulted by Kadolski and had tattoos to cover up scars from her self-harm.
Kadolski, 24, of Ladysmith Road, Norwich, was found guilty of nine sexual offences over an 18-month-period, including rape, sexual assault and assault by penetration during a trial last November.
The trial heard that Kadolski, a former call handler at the East of England Ambulance Service, had used stickers on his work ID badge to conceal his more junior role.
He met victims through the dating website Tinder, telling them he was a paramedic before going on to rape and sexually assault them.
One told the court she now refused to use any dating apps.
'The joy of being in a relationship has been ripped away from me,' she said.
The court heard that Kadolski would wear police and paramedic uniforms as part of an 'internal fantasy world that he wished he was living in'.
A psychological report said this was an attempt to try and relieve 'low mood and low self-worth' as well as to 'attract a partner' and 'boost his fragile ego'.
After the sentencing, an East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said they were "appalled at the crimes".
'Kadolski was immediately suspended when we were alerted of his arrest," they said.
'Our thoughts are with the victims and all those affected by these horrific crimes. We recognise the courage it takes to come forward and speak out.'
Kadolski will serve 12 years in jail and three years on extended licence. He was also made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.
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