Foreign rapist wins 'substantial' compensation despite being jailed for six years over attack on drunken woman
Rupert Lowe says the interests of British taxpayers are being put behind those of illegal migrants
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A foreign rapist has won “substantial” compensation despite having been in prison for six years over an attack on a drunken woman.
Gambian Ebou Jasseh, 41, tricked a drunken woman into going back to his flat in Watford before attacking her in 2015.
He approached her after she had been kicked out of a nightclub, promising that he was hosting a party. He was jailed for six years for the attack.
He had previously been arrested in 2010 for allegedly sexually assaulting another woman, although he denied the accusation and no charges were brought.
Ever since, he has been engaged in legal battles to stay in Britain, including six legal challenges to the Home Office
PAJasseh arrived in the UK in 2004 on a six-month visa. He applied for asylum but when it was denied, he said he would not voluntarily return home to Gambia.
Hr has been engaged in legal battles to stay in Britain ever since, including six legal challenges to the Home Office and pleas over his mental health and facing harm in his home country.
The 41-year-old was set to be returned to Gambia in 2019 when his prison sentence ended, however he was imprisoned again after breaching the terms of his tagging and licence and was then held in Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre.
A High Court judge ruled that he should not have been sent to the centre as during that time it was unlikely the Home Office would be able to return him to Gambia.
He ruled that the Home Office had been “oppressive”, awarding Jasseh “substantual” compensation for damages. The amount is undisclosed.
The Home Office was still trying to kick him out up until last week, but it has refused to say whether the man has been returned.
Chairman of Migration Watch UK Alp Mehmet, called this a “disgrace”.
“How on earth has this man won compensation? It's a horrific case. It shows how utterly out of touch our system is,” he said.
He was imprisoned after breaching the terms of his tagging and licence and was held in Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre
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A woman who was raped in a similar situation was shocked at the situation, saying: “Rape victims are denied support and are not treated fairly as it is.
“Then to hear this man has won compensation is utterly sickening.”
A Home Office spokesman added: “We make no apology for wanting to remove foreign national offenders at the earliest opportunity.
“We work with law enforcement to ensure there is no barrier to deport foreign criminals, as it is in the public interest for these people to be removed swiftly.”
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