A man has been jailed for three years and eight months after being found guilty of repeatedly raping two sex workers at knifepoint alongside a friend and his brother.
Rashid Mohamed Abuuh, 24, was found guilty of sexual assault, aggravated robbery, sexual intercourse without consent and attempted sexual intercourse without consent in September after luring the two women to an apartment in Canberra.
He also attempted to book a one-way flight back to his home country of Somalia after receiving a summons to appear in court. Abuuh denied he was attempting to flee.
Rashid Mohamed Abuuh (pictured) was found guilty of sexual assault, aggravated robbery, sexual intercourse without consent and attempted sexual intercourse without consent in September after luring the two women to an apartment in Canberra
Abuuh sought the sex workers out through listing website Cracker. The website offers a range of classifieds including prostitution
Abuuh sought the sex workers out through listing website Cracker. The website offers a range of classifieds including prostitution.
Abuuh, his 31-year-old friend Sith Khalid Alabassi, and his brother, 22-year-old Mohammed Alabassi, organised to meet the two sex workers at an apartment complex in Reid.
The men pulled knives on the women once they were inside the room, before repeatedly raping them.
The attack was only stopped when a concerned friend and her partner arrived at the property after receiving an emergency message begging for help.
Abuuh, and the Alabassis stole the phones of the two women before fleeing.
Abuuh, his 31-year-old friend Sith Khalid Alabassi, and his brother, 22-year-old Mohammed Alabassi, organised to meet the two sex workers at an apartment complex in Reid
Cracker offers everything from buy/sell/trade to strippers and fetish
‘This was gross violation of their workplace, their bodies and their safety,’ the crown prosecutor said in court on Tuesday.
The two brothers were jailed for five years in August after pleading guilty to their involvement.
Abuuh’s lawyer argued he played a lesser role in the attack than the Alabassis, saying ‘terror experienced by the victim somewhat less because it was an attempt’.
Justice Michael Elkaim dismissed the notion, saying ‘full-time imprisonment is the only option.’
‘The victims were entitled to carry on their professions without the fear of molestation or robbery,’ he said.