A taxi driver has been jailed for 12 years for raping a teenager. Nasir Uddin, earlier this year was found guilty by a jury of one rape, two counts of attempted rape and four sexual assaults against the girl, who was aged under 16 when the abuse began.
He was sent to prison, despite his wife getting up in court and protesting her husband’s innocence, at the Leicester Crown Court on Friday, before being taken out by the defence lawyers.
The court heard that Uddin (39), from Loughborough, allegedly assaulted the teenager repeatedly over a period of three years.
Judge Robert Brown also heard Uddin was still in denial about his crimes.
Andrew Lewis, mitigating, said his client was not a dangerous offender, spoke about his well respected background and hardworking nature, concluding, “He is a man with the confidence of his wife and the respect of his children.
“He is not a man who needs to be taught a lesson - the life he leads shows he’s a very different man today.”
However the judge replied: “There’s another side to this man and he doesn’t face it. There’s no contrition. There’s no remorse.”
The court heard Uddin had entered his victim’s home to abuse her and caused her “degradation and humiliation”.
Uddin will remain on the sexual offenders register for the rest of his life.
