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Bolton Man Jailed for Raping Teen Girls After Drugging Them
17 Sep
Summary
- A man received a 14-year sentence for raping two teenage girls.
- The perpetrator encouraged the girls to drink alcohol until incapacitated.
- One girl escaped and alerted a neighbor during the attack.
Sultani Bakatash, a 29-year-old Afghan national, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for raping two teenage girls in his Bolton flat. The court heard how Bakatash met one of the 14-year-old victims via Snapchat and subsequently invited her and her friend to his residence on December 6th. During their visit, he encouraged the girls to consume vodka, while he himself drank sparingly. The prosecution detailed how the girls became so intoxicated they lost consciousness, at which point Bakatash committed the assaults.
One of the victims managed to escape the flat and sought help from a neighbor, alerting them to the ongoing assault. Bakatash was convicted of two counts of rape, one sexual assault, and one assault by penetration following a four-week trial at Bolton Crown Court. The judge noted that Bakatash's past work with the British Army in Afghanistan might influence deportation decisions. The court heard that both girls witnessed each other being assaulted due to their impaired state.
