Google MapsA sex predator who raped a woman looking for help in the street has been jailed for five years.
Kinfe Gebreyes pounced on his victim – who was vulnerable and alone that night – at his then flat in Glasgow’s Bridgeton on August 28 2021.
The 39-year-old – who had denied the accusation – was convicted of the attack by a jury last month.
Gebreyes was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.
Judge John McCormick stated: “The woman was a trusting female seeking assistance from strangers.
“She met with a man and a woman who tried to assist her.
“She decided to walk home and she met you. She went to your home, so that you could charge your phone and call a taxi.
“Instead, it was there that you assaulted and raped her.”
Gebreyes, latterly of the city’s Dennistoun, was also put on the sex offenders list indefinitely.
The hearing was earlier told that Gebreyes – believed to be originally from Eritrea in East Africa – continues to protest his innocence.
Marco Guarino, defending, said: “There is the indication, understandably, from the Home Office that deportation proceedings will be considered.
“The likelihood is that on completion of the sentence he will, firstly spending time in a facility such as Dungavel (Immigration Removal Centre) while consideration is given to his status in the UK.”
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