A person raped a “terrified” girl within the automobile entry bay of the court docket constructing the place the trial is going down, a jury has heard. Mubarak Ibrehim, 25, who’s Sudanese, can also be accused of voyeurism by filming the incident on his cell phone.
The alleged assault occurred within the early hours of June 11 2025 outdoors Portsmouth Crown Court. Ed Hand, prosecuting, informed the jury that the complainant had left the Astoria nightclub within the metropolis centre with a pal at about 3am. The pal then started speaking to a different male and went into an alleyway to purchase some medicine from him whereas the complainant sat on a kerb ready for her as a result of the complainant “did not want to be involved”, Mr Hand stated.
He added that the defendant, initially accompanied by one other man, stopped to speak to the complainant earlier than the opposite man left them alone.
The prosecutor stated that the pair have been captured on CCTV footage and added: “He sat down next to her, he can be seen to kiss her and put his arm around her and after a short while they walk off camera and disappear out of shot for about five minutes in the vehicle bay of this building.
“The pair then reappear and walk off together before the defendant walks off in the opposite direction.”
Mr Hand stated that the complainant was “extremely upset” and the police have been alerted and attended the scene.
He stated that in police interview, the complainant stated that when the pair have been within the automobile bay, the defendant “became more forceful, pulled down her trousers and raped her”.
He added: “She told police she was terrified and she froze.”
Mr Hand stated that she had been unaware that Ibrehim had filmed the incident on his cellphone and when she was knowledgeable about it, she informed police that “it made her feel physically sick”.
On the footage of the incident discovered on the defendant’s cell phone, a male voice could be heard saying “don’t worry”, the court docket was informed.
Mr Hand stated that the defendant despatched a WhatsApp message the next day to the complainant saying: “I really enjoyed meeting you at the party last night, do you remember me?”
He stated that the complainant despatched him a message saying: “You, you’re the one who hurt me, do you understand how drunk I was, taking advantage of me the way you did.”
After she despatched one other message saying: “I know it’s you, you were him.” Ibrehim then stopped replying.
Mr Hand stated that after Ibrehim, who’s being assisted through the trial by an Egyptian Arabic interpreter, was arrested he informed police that the complainant had consented to the intercourse.
He added: “He admitted using his phone to film some of the incident because he wanted to show she had consented.”
Mr Hand added that the complainant had stopped the incident as a result of he was “afraid of being seen”.
The jury was informed they are going to be taken to the scene of the incident in a web site go to.
Judge Daniel Sawyer stated: “Ordinarily I would tell you not to go to the location but in this case it’s just out the back of the building and it would be utterly pointless, you can see most of it from your jury retiring room.”
Ibrehim denies the offences.
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