Australian rape case likened to ‘Wolf Creek’ film

An Australian man who kidnapped, drugged, and raped a German backpacker has been sentenced to nine years in prison for an attack that has drawn comparisons to the grisly horror film Wolf Creek.

Peter Van de Wetering, 48, had previously pleaded guilty to multiple charges including rape and kidnapping for the August 2013 attack on the 19-year-old woman two weeks after she arrived in Australia.

“This offending involves an entirely ruthless pursuit of a young and innocent woman for your sexual gratification,” Brisbane District Court Judge Terry Martin told Van de Wetering at the sentencing hearing.