Man made car noises as he raped backpacker lured by fake job
A father of six lured a backpacker to Melbourne from interstate by promising her work but instead held her captive in a motel and made car noises as he raped her.
Alimadad Mokhtari, 42, convinced his victim to fly from Queensland following a fake job ad he put on Gumtree in May 2016.
He took her to a Keysborough motel and tried to ply her with alcohol but she repeatedly rejected him and his sexual advances.
“The victim was alone and isolated. You created a situation and manipulated it in a way to force yourself upon her when your sexual advances were rebuffed,” County Court Judge Scott Johns said on Wednesday.
Mokhtari grabbed the woman as she attempted to leave and repeatedly raped her over six hours, threatening to beat her if she screamed, the judge said.
“This was predatory, violent and depraved behaviour,” Judge Johns said.
Before the attack, Mokhtari smoked methylamphetamine and during the assaults became paranoid.
He told the victim of an animal outside the window and made “car noises” during the assaults, the judge said.
“The victim pleaded with you to stop … you ignored her pleas.”
At one point, the woman begged for Mokhtari to kill her, Judge Johns said.
“In the bathroom she stated, ‘You are raping me. If you are going to kill me, kill me now because I cannot stand this’,” he said.
The victim was able to escape after a violent struggle in which she gouged Mokhtari’s eyes while he tried to choke her.
“This final explosion of violence demonstrated the lengths you were prepared to go to to keep her imprisoned,” the judge said.
Afghan-born Mokhtari had no prior offences and had helped UN forces during the war in the country.
“It is difficult to reconcile a community minded father-of-six with the self-indulgent, drug affected violent sex offender who committed these crimes,” Judge Johns said.
Mokhtari was heavily involved with the Afghan community since he arrived in Australia by boat but his violent actions were a tragedy for his wife and children.
“You let them down in spectacular fashion when you used ice and alcohol as a prelude to your sexual offences,” the judge said.
A jury convicted Mokhtari of four counts of rape and one each of sexual assault and false imprisonment after a December trial.
He was jailed for 11 years with a minimum of seven years and will be listed as a registered sex offender for 15 years.
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