A “predatory” taxi driver who raped a passenger he picked up outside a Birmingham city centre nightclub has been jailed for nine years.
Jhamil Hussan dragged the victim into a park and attacked her after dropping her near her home.
The depraved 39-year-old had earlier collected her from outside the Nightingale Club, based in Kent Street, at 2.30am on April 17.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the pair made small talk during the journey but he groped her at one point.
He then parked his car a short distance from the victim’s home and she got out and began to walk away.
But Hussan walked up behind her, grabbed her, took her to a nearby park and raped her.
The victim told her parents of her ordeal when she returned home and the police were called.
Hussan was later spotted parked back outside the club. He was later arrested but claimed he was innocent and alleged the victim had forced herself on him.
But he was convicted of two counts of rape at Birmingham Crown Court after his cover story was exposed as a pack of lies. He was jailed on Friday, July 7.
The sentence was welcomed by James Gormley, senior crown prosecutor with the West Midlands CPS’s rape and serious sexual offences unit.
He said: “Jhamil Hussan is a dangerous sexual predator who targeted and raped a vulnerable woman.
“When he was arrested, he claimed the victim had forced herself onto him and he had tried to stop her. This was a blatant lie.
“I would like to thank the victim for her courage and support in helping us to bring this man to justice.”
