Dedworth
13th April 2015, 08:58
Asylum seeker taxi driver walks free after sex assault in back of cab
An asylum seeker taxi driver who sexually assaulted a female passenger as he drove her across Bristol has walked free after a judge handed him a suspended sentence.
Father-of-four Abukar Jimale, 46, who sought asylum in the UK after fleeing war-torn Somalia more than a decade ago, groped the victim in the back of his cab after she refused an invitation to go back to his flat.
The court heard how Jimale picked up the woman at 2am and offered to drive her to Bristol Temple Meads station.
But he drove past the station and instead stopped the car by the side of the road and assaulted her.
He forcibly kissed the woman before making her touch his crotch inside and outside of his trousers, the court was told.
He was found guilty of sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without her consent on January 16, but had his two-year sentence suspended for two years.
The defending counsel said that Jimale, who left Somalia in 2001 because he was being persecuted, was a hard-working father who had lost his job and good name as a result of the offences.
He was also ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work, given a two-year supervision order and made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order.
He was convicted by a Bristol crown court jury last month and appeared for sentence yesterday at Gloucester crown court.
Recorder Peter Towler told the defendant: "You were a private hire taxi-driver and should only have accepted pre-booked fares but you picked up this vulnerable woman who had been drinking and proceeded to assault her.
"When she managed to get out of your car she photographed your number plate with her mobile phone and reported you to the police.
"This was a clear breach of trust."
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/569551/Asylum-seeker-taxi-driver-free-sex-assault-cab
Let's hope the Judge falls victim to a vicious "asylum seeking" mugger :mad:
An asylum seeker taxi driver who sexually assaulted a female passenger as he drove her across Bristol has walked free after a judge handed him a suspended sentence.
Father-of-four Abukar Jimale, 46, who sought asylum in the UK after fleeing war-torn Somalia more than a decade ago, groped the victim in the back of his cab after she refused an invitation to go back to his flat.
The court heard how Jimale picked up the woman at 2am and offered to drive her to Bristol Temple Meads station.
But he drove past the station and instead stopped the car by the side of the road and assaulted her.
He forcibly kissed the woman before making her touch his crotch inside and outside of his trousers, the court was told.
He was found guilty of sexual assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without her consent on January 16, but had his two-year sentence suspended for two years.
The defending counsel said that Jimale, who left Somalia in 2001 because he was being persecuted, was a hard-working father who had lost his job and good name as a result of the offences.
He was also ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work, given a two-year supervision order and made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order.
He was convicted by a Bristol crown court jury last month and appeared for sentence yesterday at Gloucester crown court.
Recorder Peter Towler told the defendant: "You were a private hire taxi-driver and should only have accepted pre-booked fares but you picked up this vulnerable woman who had been drinking and proceeded to assault her.
"When she managed to get out of your car she photographed your number plate with her mobile phone and reported you to the police.
"This was a clear breach of trust."
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/569551/Asylum-seeker-taxi-driver-free-sex-assault-cab
Let's hope the Judge falls victim to a vicious "asylum seeking" mugger :mad: