Judgments|The rapist had met the woman when she was still a minor.
Helsinki the district court sentenced a man to prison for rape in a hotel room on Valentine’s Day. The court sentenced Suadad Adnan Jameel Al-Juaifari of rape, the victim of which was a young woman already known to the man.
Al-Juaifari had met the woman in 2022, when she was still a minor. Al-Juaifari and the woman had communicated in a friendly spirit and met occasionally in cafes and at Al-Juaifari’s workplace.
When the woman turned 18, Al-Juaifairi met her at a picnic. At that time, the woman had drunk alcohol for the first time. On the day of the picnic, the two had had sex, even though the victim did not want it.
Al-Juaifari and the woman also met a few times later. Al-Juaifari had touched or tried to have sexual intercourse with the woman only during meetings where the woman had drunk alcohol.
For Valentine’s Day 2024, the woman reserved a room in the hotel for herself and Al-Juaifari at Al-Juaifari’s request. The woman was 18 years old at the time of the incident, Al-Juaifari 29 years old.
According to the woman, the purpose was to spend time together, not to have sex or celebrate Valentine’s Day in particular. The woman had just started a relationship with another man.
Arranging a sexless meeting in a hotel room was justified for cultural reasons: showing up together in a public place could have led to problems.
In the hotel room, Al-Juaifari and the woman spent some time in good spirits talking and drinking until Al-Juaifari tried to kiss and touch the woman. When the woman went to the bathroom to throw up, Al-Juaifari followed her and rubbed his stiff penis against her.
After moving to the side of the room, Al-Juaifari grabbed the woman and raped her. The woman resisted and asked Al-Juaifari several times to stop, but Al-Juaifari continued to rape the much smaller victim.
After the rape, Al-Juaifari left the hotel room. A surveillance camera recorded a video of Al-Juaifari leaving with his underwear or other item of clothing hanging from his ankle.
To the court Al-Juaifari explained that the victim called 911 about the rape as revenge for Al-Juaifari not wanting to marry her. The court did not find Al-Juaifari’s explanations credible.
Al-Juaifari has also been convicted of rape before.
The district court sentenced Suadad Al-Juaifari to two years and three months in prison. Al-Juaifari was also ordered to pay the woman a total of 3,200 euros in compensation, as well as a crime victim’s fee to the state and a total of 2,900 euros for evidentiary and court costs.
The judgment is not binding.
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