Abdul Kahar, 41, met the girl, 15, on Snapchat and after giving her vodka to the point where she was sick, he proceeded to rape her in his car despite the victim trying to push the predator away, a court heard
A “sexual predator” raped a 15-year-old girl in his car after giving her so much alcohol she was sick twice – and was caught when the victim raised the alarm by calling police “asking for a pizza”.
Abdul Kahar, 41, met the 15-year-old girl on Snapchat and arranged to meet her while posing as a 17-year-old boy called ‘Jay’. The father-of-one, who is also married, picked the girl up in Druid’s Heath, Birmingham after promising her they could “drink and a chill”.
But after forcing the girl to drink vodka, to the point where she was sick twice, Kahar started touching her breasts in the front of the vehicle before taking her to the back where he removed her clothes, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
On a number of occasions the teenager tried to push the defendant away and at one stage “he put his hands around her throat and squeezed so she could not breathe”, Francesca Perera, prosecuting, said.
The girl, now 16, lived in a children’s home and was in the care of the local authority at the time of the attack, the court heard. It was said Kahar told the victim on Snapchat before they met that she looked pretty, and also asked for naked pictures of her, whether she had ever had sex with anyone else and if she would do anything for him for money.
After the attack the quick-thinking victim duped Kahar into believing she was dialling for a pizza when in fact she called the police control centre as she sat in his vehicle. The girl had seen a video on TikTok where another sexual assault victim had phoned police to send a SOS by ‘ordering a pizza’.
The call-handler asked her ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions to establish exactly what was happening on June 28 last year. When she asked the girl if she was in danger she replied “yeah”. The victim was able to tell police the exact location.
Kahar pleaded guilty to two charges of raping a female under 16, four charges of sexually assaulting a female over 13, non-fatal intentional strangulation and breach of a sexual harm prevention order. He was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court for 15 years and three months on Monday.
Sentencing, Judge Sarah Buckingham said: “At the time of the offences you were 40 while she was 15. You were well over twice her age. You are a sexual predator with a deep seated sexual attraction to young and underage girls. It would have been obvious to you that she was particularly vulnerable and at risk of exploitation so you exploited her and plied her with alcohol.
“When she tried to resist you put your hands around her throat and forced her to stop resisting. You had utterly no regard for her well being despite your claims. This was a prolonged incident and your offending was planned. You are a 41-year-old father of an eight-year-old boy. You should be utterly ashamed of yourself. You have disgraced yourself and brought shame upon your family.”
Ben Hargreaves, defending, said “It is always the family of the defendant who will suffer the most. He has an eight-year-old and a wife who are dumbfounded by his behaviour.”
Detective Constable Lauren Campbell, of West Midlands Police, said: “Kahar posed as a 17-year-old boy on Snapchat and groomed a vulnerable 15-year-old girl online for a period of time before she agreed to meet up with him. He then raped and sexually assaulted her in his car.
“I want to praise the brave actions of the girl and also praise the call handler for having the foresight to understand this was a call for help from someone who was vulnerable and in danger.”