Kelvin Ndoro tricked his victim into thinking he was a taxi driver before he sexually assaulted her in a Lidl car park in the early hours of the morning
A sex offender who tricked a woman into believing he was a taxi driver before assaulting her has been sentenced to prison.
Kelvin Ndoro approached his victim as she was walking home from a night out, claiming that the VW Golf he was driving was a taxi. The woman, in her 20s, got into the front passenger seat in the early hours of 18 May last year.
However, instead of taking her home, Ndoro drove to a Lidl supermarket car park in the Midlands and sexually assaulted her. Ndoro, from Kings Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, pleaded guilty to sexual assault.
The 42 year old was sentenced to 15 months in prison at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, 5 February. The victim had been walking home from a night out in Nottingham when Ndoro pulled up next to her on South Sherwood Street.
He then drove in the opposite direction to her home, pulling into the car park of the Lidl on Mansfield Road. The perpetrator locked the doors and touched her leg before suggesting they move to the back of the car reports Birmingham Live.
Seeing this as an opportunity to escape, the victim agreed and managed to get out of the vehicle, according to Nottinghamshire Police. She then hid and later asked passers-by for help.
Ndoro was arrested the following day at Toddington Services, on the M1 in Bedfordshire.
Detective Constable Rebecca Walker, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This must have been a terrifying experience for the young woman and we know it has had a lasting psychological impact upon her.
“The victim’s quick thinking allowed her to escape from the car having been duped into getting into it simply to get home from a night out. Ndoro’s behaviour was predatory and officers worked quickly to identify his vehicle, trace it and arrest him.
“We then built a strong case against him, whilst supporting the victim, leaving Ndoro with no option but to admit what he had done.”
The convict was also placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.