A “vile predator” who attempted to rape a woman while she was sleeping has been convicted/jailed, following a British Transport Police investigation.
Amer Mohamed, 31, and of no fixed address, was found guilty of attempted rape at Inner London Crown Court yesterday (20 July).
On 23 July 2022 at around 5am, Mohamed approached the victim, who he had never met before, as she slept in King’s Cross station.
She awoke to find Mohamed exposing himself and forcibly trying to rape her.
The victim challenged him and tried to stop him but Mohammed overpowered her and carried on the determined attack for half an hour until her friend woke up and intervened.
The victim approached BTP officers later that morning at the station and reported it to them. She was able to identify him and he was arrested at the scene and taken to police custody.
When asked about consent in his police interview, Mohamed claimed that if someone was asleep it was okay to have sex with them because “they aren’t dead.”
He was shown CCTV of the incident, which was captured in its entirety, and claimed he was just “trying to help [the victim] sleep properly.”
Detective Constable Rachel Parfitt said: “Amer Mohammed is a vile predator who deliberately targeted an unconscious woman and subjected her to a truly abhorrent attack in the belief she would be powerless to stop him.
“It is beyond contemptible that he has not only shown a complete lack of remorse for his actions but actively tried to defend himself, claiming on record that it’s fine have sex with someone if they are asleep.
“I will be absolutely clear that it is not and we will work relentlessly to ensure sexual offenders like him are brought before the courts to face the full force of the law.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to commend the victim for her courage in coming forward and supporting our investigation despite being forced by Mohamed to relive her traumatic ordeal in court. It is her bravery which has ensured he has faced justice today.”
