Sheffield asylum seeker jailed for raping girl he came across on dating application

An asylum seeker whom raped a female he met by way of a dating application has been jailed for over couple of years.

Mokhtar Mahmoudi, 38, from Sheffield, had been on their date that is first with girl after going to Scarborough to meet together with her.

Mahmoudi together with target, whom may not be known as for appropriate reasons, came across regarding the app that is dating and arranged to fulfill from the eastern shore in April 2017, York Crown Court heard.

“They (had) communicated on the web and exchanged pictures, and arranged to fulfill,” said prosecutor Dan Cordey.

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“Mahmoudi travelled from their house in Sheffield to Scarborough where he came across her in the train station. Plans had been made with her. for him to remain the night time”

The girl, from Scarborough, welcomed Mahmoudi into her flat where they viewed television and “cuddled in the sofa”.

“That resulted in sex that is consensual” stated Mr Cordey. “They invested the following couple of hours chatting, watching television and consuming dinner.”

But, the target “did maybe not feel at ease whenever speaking with (Mahmoudi)” and finally went along to sleep because she had been exhausted.

She was followed by“The defendant in to the r m and found myself in sleep together with her,” added Mr Cordey.

“Once during intercourse, it had been clear he had been still (wanting to own intercourse together with her) and attempted to start sex that is further. She stated no and told him to stop.”

The lady dropped asleep but woke ten full minutes later on to discover that Mahmoudi had eliminated her pyjama bottoms and underwear “and ended up being sex with her” lads only dating.

“She told him to obtain down (but) he ignored this and continued as (the victim) tried to push him down,” said Mr Cordey.

Her ordeal lasted nearly half an full hour before Mahmoudi ultimately stopped.

Before drifting off to sleep, the girl had put her phone under her pillow having an MP3 recorder operating. The MP3 recorded the event which revealed that she had over repeatedly expected Mahmoudi to quit.

Following a rape, the target, who was simply “upset and crying”, locked by herself into the restr m and told Mahmoudi to settle the r m that is spare. She then locked by herself inside her bed r m.

Mahmoudi – an Iranian nationwide whom fled their country that is native to refuge in the united kingdom – had been arrested within the flat about an hour or so later on. He told officers he had had consensual intercourse with the girl but denied raping her.

The girl, who’d current psychological issues and mental-health that is serious, attempted to simply take her very own life following a rape, stated Mr Cordey.

Mahmoudi, of Mount Street, Sheffield, had been faced with rape which he eventually admitted as s n as the instance reached the Crown Court. He showed up for phrase on Friday.

The target stated she was psychologically “scarred” by her ordeal and that Mahmoudi had “taken element of my life”.

Defence barrister Matthew Collins stated it had been a “tragic” event for the target “and (Mahmoudi) makes no bones about it”.

He stated Mahmoudi “felt a sense that is great of and sadness” at exactly what he’d done.

Mr Collins advertised that the defendant, whom talks small English, had been confronted with a language barrier in the flat and that he previously a understanding that is“cultural overcome since well” with regards to of permission.

“He now understands that he started using it wrong – he first got it terribly wrong,” added Mr Collins.

He stated Mahmoudi had fled Iran after being imprisoned and tortured “on political and grounds…prior that is religious 2017”.

He included that due to the unavoidable jail phrase for the rape, Mahmoudi eventually encountered deportation “and ab muscles genuine chance for execution” if he had been forced to come back to Iran.

Mahmoudi’s brand new gf, a French resident of Iranian lineage, ended up being standing by him together with enquired in regards to the likelih d of to be able to marry him inside jail.

Judge Sean Morris told Mahmoudi he’d not merely violated the target but “humiliated” her by “completely ignoring” her pleas to cease.

“It ended up being quite clear that (the target) had been pleased to have consensual intercourse with you quickly after fulfilling up (to you), as this woman is eligible to do,” said Mr Morris.

“But this woman is additionally entitled, whenever she claims no, for the to be respected.”

Mahmoudi ended up being jailed for 2 years and four months and positioned on the sex-offenders’ register for ten years.

The judge additionally made a very long time restraining purchase which forbids Mahmoudi from calling the target.