Woman denies lying to "avoid getting into trouble" (From The Oxford Times)

Woman denies lying to "avoid getting into trouble"

4:36pm Monday 11th February 2013 in News By Ben Wilkinson, Crime Reporter. Call me on (01865) 425427

A YOUNG woman has denied lying she was beaten, choked, and raped to "avoid getting in trouble".

The 20-year-old was testifying at the Old Bailey trial of nine men accused of raping and selling young girls for sex in Oxford.

Known as Girl 3 as she cannot be named, she claims she was raped by Bassam Karrar at the Nanford Guest House in November 2006.

Last week she told the jury he bit her, hit her, and choked her. She also said he urinated on her.

But Mark Milliken-Smith, defending Bassam Karrar, said the claim was "simply untrue" and the girl had "automatically" lied to "avoid getting in trouble" when the police arrived.

He said: "At no stage were you struck by him, you weren't punched to your face or to your body.

"He did not at any stage threaten you, he didn't attempt to strangle you.

"All through that night you had ample opportunity to leave and the only time you chose told so was when the police arrived."

He added: "You cried rape that night."

But she said: "I didn't cry rape. I was raped."

The young woman also claims Mohammed Karrar groomed and trafficked her for sex from the age of 12.

She also says she was abused by brothers Akhtar and Anjum Dogar, and Assad Hussain.

The nine defendants deny all 51 counts.

The trial continues.

 

The accused all deny the charges. They are:
- Kamar Jamil, 27, of Aldrich Road, Summertown, Oxford, denies four rapes, three charges of conspiracy to rape, two of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, and one of trafficking for sexual exploitation.
- Akhtar Dogar, 32, of Tawney Street, East Oxford, denies six rapes, three charges of conspiracy to rape, three of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
- Anjum Dogar, 30, of Tawney Street, East Oxford, denies four rapes, three charges of conspiracy to rape, three of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
- Assad Hussain, 32, of Ashhurst Way, Rose Hill, Oxford, denies two charges of conspiracy to rape and three of sexual activity with a child.
- Mohammed Karrar, 38, of Kames Close, Cowley, Oxford, denies seven rapes, four charges of conspiracy to rape, an alternative charge of conspiracy to commit sexual activity with a child, two of trafficking for sexual exploitation, two of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, assault, conspiracy to assault, using an instrument to procure a miscarriage, and supplying a Class A drug to another.
- Bassam Karrar, 33, of Hundred Acres Close, Cowley, Oxford, denies three rapes, three charges of conspiracy to rape, two charges of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, trafficking for sexual exploitation, and conspiracy to assault.
- Mohammed Hussain, 24, of Horspath Road, Cowley, Oxford, denies rape, conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child, and two charges of sexual activity with a child.
- Zeeshan Ahmed, 27, of Palmer Road, Wood Farm, Oxford, denies two charges of conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child and two charges of sexual activity with a child.
- Bilal Ahmed, 26, of Suffolk Road, Maidenhead, denies conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child and sexual activity with a child.