Aland Ahmed, 23, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to nine years in his absence after raping a 15-year-old girl
A man found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl is currently on the run.
Aland Ahmed, 23, has been jailed for nine years in absence after carrying the girl into a bedroom and subjecting her to sexual violence. After being arrested and charged, he fled the country and was found guilty of a single charge of rape after a trial in his absence, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Sentencing, Judge Steven Coupland said: “He was 19 at the time and is still only 23 now and the delay in this case is entirely down to him because of his initial denials of the offence and then him absenting himself. He chose not to attend the court, breached his bail and hasn’t been seen for some 21 months.
“She had only turned 15 and it is plain she did not want to have sex with him as she physically resisted him. As a result of this he physically carried her into a bedroom where, despite her protestations he raped her for some five to ten minutes without using a condom.
“He only stopped when someone else in the flat disturbed them and she was noticed to be crying hysterically. She then had to relive what happened in a video interview and then at the trial when his denials had to be put to her, despite him not attending or being here for that trial.
“I have read her victim impact statement in which she says as a result of what happened she turned to drugs and drink which ruined her relationship with her family and led to her now living in supported accommodation. She now suffers from complex PTSD, has trouble trusting people and is unable to sleep. It is clear there is severe psychological harm in this case.”
