 |
| Hi Ho Silver: Lone Ranger Brown Goes Completely Tonto |
A sexual predator, who donned a long silver wig and mini dress before chasing an 18 year-old female student, has been convicted of molesting her.
Mark Brown, 30, of Newington Green, Islington was found guilty of sexual assault following a trial at Wood Green Crown Court.
He will be sentenced at the same court on Friday, August 14.
The court heard that shortly before 3.55am on September 20, last year the victim jogged past Brown’s home address.
She had spent that evening out with friends at a nightclub and was hurrying home.
Brown spotted the victim go by and wearing the short dress and leather jacket he dashed out of his flat in a mad rush to catch her – putting on a long silver wig as he ran.
He caught up with the victim after following her for about 500m.
The victim was unaware of anyone following her until Brown placed his hand on her shoulder.
Before she had a chance to turn around to see who it was, she was sexually assaulted.
The victim tried to push him away and shouted at her attacker, but she was pushed to the floor.
She continued kicking and screaming, but she had her eyes closed.
 |
| Silver Server: Brown Faces Imprisonment |
When she opened her eyes Brown had fled and she only saw him running off in the distance, noticing he had long silver hair.
The victim immediately called the police and was supported by specialist officers.
Detectives began a fast-paced investigation to locate the suspect and carried out a number of enquiries – including working in partnership with Islington Council to extensively review CCTV.
Officers found chilling CCTV footage showing Brown sprint from his home address after the victim, before undeniably following her – staying a few feet behind her until the attack.
The footage also showed Brown without the wig on.
Brown was arrested and charged on October 5.
During his police interview he was shown the CCTV footage and a still of him without the wig on – but he denied it was him and said he believed it was a woman.
When asked about the wig, Brown initially responded with ‘no comment,’ before telling officers that he had bought it for a fancy dress party, but he ‘threw it out ages ago'.
The court heard Brown has previously been convicted of seven counts of sexual touching and is on the Sex Offender’s Register.
He breached his licence conditions, which prohibit him being outside between 10.00pm and 8.00am.
Detective Constable Giash Uddin from Central East’s Safeguarding team, said:“Brown is a dangerous, sexual predator and I am pleased that the jury agreed with the overwhelming evidence we gathered against him.
“Brown was lying in wait, in disguise, ready to pounce on his unsuspecting victim.
“He has refused to admit his guilt throughout and forced his victim to re-live her traumatic ordeal by going to trial.
“I’d like to praise the victim for her courage and cooperation throughout our investigation.
“I hope that Brown being brought to justice will give her a small measure of comfort and closure.
“I’d also like to thank Islington Council for their help with the extensive CCTV enquiries we carried out which identified Brown as the suspect and ultimately saw him get convicted for this heinous crime”.
No comments:
Post a Comment