Guilty of raping woman with Down syndrome

A man has been convicted of raping a woman with Down syndrome after luring her back to his house.

Guilty of raping woman with Down syndrome

Faisal Ellahi, 34, was also found guilty by a jury of sexual assault after two and a half hours deliberations and a five-week trial.

During the trial, the jury saw DVDs of interviews with the victim, in which she said she became separated from her mother on a street before being stopped by Ellahi. He took her to his house where the rape and sexual assault occurred.

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