Reanna Quinn waived anonymity to describe the attack

Swansea taxi driver Nigel Phillips, 36, from Gower, was jailed for 10 years in February for raping a 15-year-old and indecently assaulting Reanna Quinn.

Ms Quinn has waived her anonymity as a sex assault victim to talk to BBC Wales about the attack.

Swansea Council said Phillips had made a "misleading" claim for a licence.

Former bouncer Phillips had denied the sex attacks but was found guilty by a jury at Swansea Crown Court in January.

It was scary, really scary. I just wanted to get out Attack victim Reanna Quinn

The court heard Phillips used his job to target young women to attack.

In November 2001 he collected three girls from a nightclub and after dropping two of them off swerved up a dark lane and raped the third, who was 15.

Two yeas later, he indecently assaulted Ms Quinn in his cab.

Ms Quinn described her fear during the attack to BBC Wales.

She said: "It was scary, really scary. I just wanted to get out.

Phillips is serving a 10-year prison sentence for the attacks

"I wanted to kick the window through and get out but I didn't because he was a lot bigger and we were in an area where there were no cars.

"He could have easily followed me.

"I didn't know what to do, I just stayed there.

"It's horrible. No matter where you are, no matter what time of night it is...you should feel safe in a taxi."

Phillip had been given a licence by Swansea Council, although his police record contained caution for blackmailing a woman.

Swansea Council said Phillips misled them in his licence application.

'Lessons learned'

A Swansea Council spokesman said: "In the case of Phillips, he was checked on the police national computer and he made a misleading claim to the council's licensing committee.

"Between the time he gained a licence and later relinquished it in 2004, no reports of any criminal convictions were reported by the police or any other organisation or individual.

"Therefore, the licensing authority had no way of knowing, nor could have been expected to know, of Phillips' crimes."

The council compels all to declare criminal convictions that occur before making the application or which are received during the term of the licence.

Swansea council is currently consulting on whether the criminal checks should be done on a yearly basis.

Superintendent Julian Williams, of South Wales Police, said he hoped lessons had been learned from Phillips' case.

He added: "Obviously it's disturbing that this has happened and it would cause great public disquiet that a person who has got convictions and cautions in this manner has slipped through the net.

"You would hope that the lessons have been learned and it won't happen again.