A globetrotting Beverly Hills financial guru – in London for a consultancy contract – was arrested for a vicious race-hate attack on an Indian mobile phone shop worker and sentenced at the Old Bailey today (Tuesday).
Consultant Roger Robinson, 39, of Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, had to be pulled off the victim by customers, after beating the victim to the floor while delivering a tirade of racist abuse.
A second consultancy position in Moscow, due to have begun this month, is in ruins after City of London Magistrates’ Court decision to remanded Robinson in custody to the highest criminal court in the land.
He spent over a week on remand at tough Wandsworth Prison - which also houses killers and rapists - before getting bail.
Robinson, staying at the Clink Hotel, King’s Cross Road, Clerkenwell, was conditionally discharged for two years and ordered to pay £200 compensation to the victim, plus £75 costs.
Robinson, who arrived in London on September 2, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated assault on Viraj Raval, by beating, at St. Pancras International Station, (pictured) King’s Cross, on Sunday, October 25.
He also pleaded guilty to racially aggravated threatening behaviour towards a total of five people, including the assault victim, at the same time and place.
The court heard Mr. Raval, a part-time worker at the Vodaphone shop in the station, angered the defendant when he began chatting with the sales assistant selling Robinson a mobile phone charger.
The defendant asked why he was talking to his colleague and when Mr. Raval began chatting again the defendant said: “Why don’t you fuck him in the ass then.”
Robinson stood and stared at Mr. Raval in an intimidating manner then rounded the counter shouting: “Make me leave the store.”
The victim admits he told Robinson to “fuck off” twice before the attack began.
“He swung a punch at me, striking me on the right cheek, causing my glasses to fly off,” Mr. Raval told police.
A flurry of punches followed, with Robinson throwing the victim to the floor while hurling abuse.
Witnesses heard Robinson shout: “You sand nigger,” at Mr. Raval, adding: “I would stamp on you if these people were not here. I would kill you.”
He also called the victim a “Middle-Eastern fuck” and repeatedly screamed “Nigger” also shouting: “Go back to your own country.”
Security staff eventually escorted Robinson out of the shop and British Transport Police arrested him.
Robinson, who graduated in Southern California has a diploma and MBA in finance and owns his own consultancy firm.
He was due to begin a 6-9 month Moscow contract this month.
from which University does he have a degree in Southern California? I am DYING to know. Mostly if it is a private or public school (better not be public)!
ReplyDeleteWas he a naturalized citizen?
Sorry. I don't know what specific university he attended.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, he is African-American, a black bloke, which i suspect has taken the wind out of your sails.
A story is just not so much fun when it involves black people being ignorant racists as opposed to white racists who everyone seems to enjoy.
Listen Mr. Assumptive-by-way-of-smug:
ReplyDeleteyour article made it clear the defendant was a black american male. I just wanted to know if he were indigenous to the U.S. or if he were a naturalized ex-pat.