A Bangladeshi migrant accused of raping a drunk 17-year-old after he picked her up in his taxi is a “sexual predator”, a court has heard.
Katar Shahin was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court to 10 years in prison for raping the drunk teenager, whom the taxi driver “targeted” for assault after noticing her heavily under the influence of alcohol, according to the judge.
Jurors heard that, in the early hours of June 4, he spotted the girl walking in Swansea’s city centre — where she had consumed alcohol, cannabis, and a sleeping tablet on a night out with friends — and pulled up beside her in his taxi, asking if she needed a ride.
When the teenager, who stated during the trial that she only got into the vehicle because she believed taxis are all fitted with CCTV for passengers’ safety, told Shahin she had no money, he said he would give her a lift for free.
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Instead, the 40-year-old drove first to McDonald’s, where he bought the girl a drink, and food for himself, and then to his house, where he told the teenager he needed to make a quick stop before driving her home.
Private Hire Driver Found Guilty of ‘Appalling’ Rape of Glasgow Teen
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