An Afghan asylum seeker who arrived in the United Kingdom just four months before carrying out a series of sexual offences against a 12-year-old girl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following a trial at Warwick Crown Court.
Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was convicted of rape, two counts of sexual assault, child abduction and taking an indecent video of the victim. He had already admitted a further rape charge prior to trial.
The court heard that the girl was approached by Mulakhil in a Nuneaton park while she was playing on the swings. She told the court she had made clear to her attacker that she wanted him to stop.
Mulakhil claimed during the trial that he believed the victim to be 19 years old and that she had initiated the encounter. Prosecutor Daniel Oscroft dismissed those claims as “stomach-churning” and “pretty revolting,” describing them as an attempt to place blame on the victim.
Mulakhil had entered the UK and made an immigration application linked to difficulties he said he had experienced in Afghanistan. He was convicted on all counts by the jury following a trial last month.
The 15-year sentence was imposed at Warwick Crown Court.
