Amer Mohamed, 31, justified forcing himself on the victim for thirty minutes because she was not dead.
Described by police as a “vile predator” he was convicted at Inner London Crown Court of attempted rape and will spend an additional five years on licence after his release.
At approximately 5.00am on July 23, last year Mohamed approached the vulnerable woman, who he had never met before, as she slept in the station.
She awoke to find Mohamed exposing himself and forcibly trying to rape her.
The victim challenged him and tried to stop him, but Mohammed overpowered her and carried on the determined attack for half an hour until her friend woke up and intervened.
The victim approached British Transport Police (BTP) officers later that morning at the station and reported it to them.
She was able to identify Mohamed and he was arrested at the scene and taken to police custody.
When asked about consent in his police interview, Mohamed claimed that if someone was asleep it was okay to have sex with them because “they aren’t dead.”
He was shown CCTV of the incident, which was captured in its entirety, and claimed he was just “trying to help [the victim] sleep properly.”
Detective Constable Rachel Parfitt said: “I am incredibly pleased to see a significant custodial sentence handed down to Amer Mohammed, particularly on behalf of the victim who after enduring such an abhorrent attack, showed great courage in coming forward and supporting our investigation throughout.
“It is because of such bravery that this vile predator has faced justice and will spend the foreseeable future behind bars.
“It is beyond contemptible that he has not only shown a complete lack of remorse for his actions, but actively tried to defend himself, claiming on record that it’s fine have sex with someone if they are asleep.
“I will be absolutely clear that it is not and we will work relentlessly to ensure sexual offenders like him are brought before the courts to face the full force of the law.”
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