A
sexual predator, who pursued a woman half his age and insisted he had
the right to molest her because he paid for their taxi, has been
jailed.
Jeetender
Singh, 41, offered to look after the 22 year-old woman as she tried
to catch a taxi home from Piccadilly Circus in the early hours of
Valentine's Day in 2015.
She
had fallen ill during a night out with friends and Singh offered to
help her as she waited for a taxi and also jumped in when it arrived.
During
the journey she threw up and the driver demanded extra money.
Singh,
of West Hill, Putney instructed their taxi driver to stop at a
cashpoint en route so he could withdraw the additional money and paid
the fare.
When
they arrived at her North Kensington address Singh – who she knew
only as 'Hazim' – followed her to the front door, insisting he
would look after her.
The
victim said she was fine and just wanted to go to bed.
As
she went through the door and attempted to close it, Singh pushed
past her into the flat.
The
victim kept asking him to leave but he refused.
Blackfriars
Crown Court heard the young woman collapsed into her bed and woke up
to find Singh sexually assaulting her.
She
told him to get off her to which he replied: "It's the least you
can do for me, I paid for the taxi."
The
victim then pushed Singh off her and he left her flat.
When
she contacted police, the victim gave a detailed description of the
man who had attacked her to police.
Officers
spoke with the taxi driver, who identified the ATM they stopped at
for the cash withdrawal.
The
suspect was later identified as Singh through CCTV and the bank
details obtained from the ATM.
He
was arrested on July 6, last year at Heathrow Airport after returning
to the UK.
He
was interviewed and denied the offence, but was charged on 10 October
2016.
After
a five-day trial Singh was convicted of assault by penetration and
sentenced to five years imprisonment and made subject to an
indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Detective
Sergeant Paula Hill, from the Metropolitan Police's Child Abuse and
Sexual Offences Command, said: "This
was a serious sexual offence committed with some element of planning
by the defendant.
“Singh
completely took advantage of a vulnerable female after a night out in
central London.
“Once
inside her home address on the context of helping her he refused to
leave.
"The
victim was left distraught by this attack, but has showed extreme
bravery in attending court to give evidence.
“She
is very pleased with the verdict and feels that she may have
prevented Singh committing similar crimes on other women."
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