Rapist jailed for 10 years after locking woman in his car and repeatedly attacking her
Olawale Hassan promised to take the woman home safely but instead trapped her and raped her three times.
A man who promised he’d take a woman home safely after a night out instead locked her in his car and repeatedly raped her.
‘Calculated and manipulative’ Olawale Hassan, 33, has been jailed for 10 years after trapping and attacking his victim, who he had met in a club in Southend, Essex.
The woman, who was in her 20s, was with a friend when she was approached by Hassan on February 25, 2017. He told her his name was David and that he was a music producer, before buying her a drink and heading to another club with them.
Throughout the night he repeatedly asked her to go back to his hotel room but she rejected his offer each time. After the victim’s friend left with her partner, Hassan assured her he would get her home safely.
But once they got in the car, he started dangerously driving in the wrong direction while smoking cannabis. He then pulled over but when the woman tried to get out, she realised the doors were locked.
Hassan refused to let her go, before he assaulted and raped her three times.
Eventually, he took his victim home and she dialled 999.
Hassan, who also goes by the name ‘Goldie 1’, was arrested on March 9 and charged with three counts of rape and one charge of assault by penetration.
Following a trial at Basildon Crown Court, he was found guilty of all charges and jailed for 10 years. He is banned from driving for eight years and nine months. He was also put on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life and given an indefinite restraining order.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Victoria De’ath praised the victim for her courage in reporting the incident and encouraged other survivors of sexual assault to come forward.
DC De’ath said: ‘When I first met her, she blamed herself for getting in Hassan’s car but has now recognised just how dangerous this man is and that none of this is her fault.
‘She didn’t want him to hurt anyone else and this has been her motivation for three and-a-half years – to do what she can to keep other people in her community safe.
‘Throughout the trial, it became apparent just how manipulative and calculated Hassan was in this attack.’
She added: ‘I hope that today’s result brings some comfort to this courageous and inspirational woman who is now rebuilding her life knowing that Hassan is safely behind bars.’
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