A convicted rapist conned a lovestruck student out of £9,000 by posing as a wealthy hair salon boss. Leon Calhoun, 34, used a fake name when he met 24-year-old Lily Bunn on a night out, convinced her he owned a four-bedroom home in picturesque County Durham and was a doting doting father to a young daughter. But the fraudster was actually a convicted rapist out on licence after serving a nine-year jail sentence. Ms Bunn only learnt the true extent of his deceit during his sentencing hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, after she finally saw through his web of lies and reported him to the police.