Hull: Man jailed after admitting sexual assault

A man who admitted sexually assaulting a child and a vulnerable adult has today been jailed for three years.

Jabar Rashid, 46, of Great Thornton Street, appeared at Hull Magistrates Court on Wednesday 9 February where he pleaded guilty to three offences of sexual assault as well as supplying cannabis. 

Rashid invited his victims back to his property before giving them alcohol and drugs and sexually assaulting them.

Officer in the case, DC Vicky Taylor said: “Firstly I want to praise the victims for their strength and bravery throughout the investigation and court proceedings.

“I hope that today’s sentencing enables them to feel some sense of justice for the ordeal they faced at the hands of this man.

“Rashid committed dreadful offences, targeting vulnerable victims, and taking advantage of them and I am reassured that he is now off the streets.”

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