Police have arrested two Wolverhampton based nightclub bouncers after they allegedly trapped a woman by stating they will drop her at her place instead took her to a flat and raped her. The woman who was visibly intoxicated came to the club from a work Christmas party. Both the men are now serving their punishments after the court trials.
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West Midlands Police have arrested two nightclub bouncers after they took a 'visibly intoxicated' woman to flat and raped her.
Police informed that Hassan Bockarie and Iyoseph Derry were working at the club in Wolverhampton when they reportedly bought the woman, in her 20s, more drinks and offered to take her and her friend home in December 2018.
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The victim was drinking at a work-related Christmas party and visited the club later that evening.
Bockarie and Derry dropped the woman's friend at her place before taking the woman to a flat in Birmingham where they raped her.
Derry, 33, of no fixed address, was found guilty of rape following a trial, as well as aiding and abetting rape, and jailed for 10 years at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday, the force said.
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Bockarie 34, of High Street, Erdington, was found guilty of rape and sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison.
According to reports, Bockarie initially denied any relations to the victim but DNA evidence meant he changed his account.
Detective Constable David Powles said: “Bockarie and Derry took advantage of their position as security doormen and could see the woman was visibly intoxicated at the time.
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“Despite the evidence, both men denied the charges, pleading not guilty and putting the woman through the further ordeal of a trial.
“She has shown such courage and bravery in standing up to them and supporting our investigation. I hope these sentences provide a sense of comfort and closure to her, so that she can begin moving forward with her life.”