Man Jailed for Attempted Rape and Multiple Sexual Offences

An individual has been incarcerated after attempting to rape a woman following a search for a sex worker in Leicester. Ghulan Mohammed specifically targeted the young woman, convincing her to enter his vehicle after she inquired if he was a taxi driver. The 36-year-old, residing at Princess Street in Burton upon Trent, was convicted of one count of attempted rape, four counts of sexual touching, one count of theft, and four counts of fraud by false representation. He received a sentence of seven years and three months in prison, handed down at Northampton Crown Court on Friday. During the court proceedings, it was revealed that the victim had consumed alcohol on the night of the incident, at which time Mohammed was driving in search of sex workers and observed her. Subsequent to her entering his car, he transported her to secluded locations where he sexually assaulted her and attempted rape, prior to their return to the city centre. The victim attempted to flee at a petrol station, but the defendant then drove her to a hotel car park, where he endeavored to convince her to accompany him to a room. Her friends located her using a phone-based location application, discovering her muddy and bruised, while Mohammed was observed without trousers. A trial lasting one week took place at Leicester Crown Court, resulting in the defendant’s conviction for the five sexual offences, in addition to charges concerning the theft and use of the victim’s bank card. Subsequent to the sentencing, Maimuna Bappa of the Crown Prosecution Service stated that Mohammed “subjected his victim to a terrifying ordeal”. She further commented, “The victim had very little recollection of what had happened, other than that she was being attacked and was determined not to give in to [his] sexual advances.” Bappa concluded by saying, “The picture of these events was clear – that this is an extremely dangerous sexual predator and that the victim has shown extraordinary courage to resist him during the attack and to give what help she can to the investigation and prosecution.”