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A London court has
cleared property developer Ehsan Abdulaziz, 46, of raping an 18-year-old girl
after just 30 minutes of deliberation. The London-based Saudi millionaire claimed he may
have accidentally penetrated the teenager after he fell on her.
Southwark
Crown Court on Tuesday cleared Abdulaziz of one count of rape.
RT UK report continues:
The
court heard that Abdulaziz had met the teenager, whose name has not been
disclosed, when she was partying with a 24-year-old friend who knew the
businessman at Cirque le Soir nightclub in London’s West End.
Abdulaziz
invited both women to join him at his table and eventually asked them back to
his apartment.
Once at his London home, the man offered the two some vodka and slept with the 24-year-old woman in a bedroom while her friend slept on his couch.
Once at his London home, the man offered the two some vodka and slept with the 24-year-old woman in a bedroom while her friend slept on his couch.
The
alleged victim claims she awoke in the early hours of the morning to Abdulaziz
forcing himself on her.
Abdulaziz
reportedly told police “she’ll have to prove it” when arrested, according to
the Daily Star. When asked why his DNA was later found in the victim’s vaginal
swabs, the accused claimed he had accidentally fallen on the girl as she was
trying to seduce him.
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Abdulaziz
said he had gotten up in the night to get a glass of water and claims the
teenager pulled him on top of her and placed his hand between her legs. He
added it was possible he had semen on his hands after the sexual activity with
her friend.
“I’m
fragile, I fell down but nothing ever happened, between me and this girl
nothing ever happened,” said the man.
Defense
lawyer Jason Bartfeld QC also claimed the teenager had lied because she was
embarrassed that Abdulaziz did not want to have sex with her.
Judge Martin Griffiths
reportedly gave rare permission to allow 20 minutes of Abdulaziz’s evidence to
be heard in private.
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