Overview
- The alleged assault is said to have happened in Scout Wood Nature Reserve after a meeting arranged at a Clifton tram stop, with prosecutors placing the incident on May 14, 2025.
- Forensic tests on the complainant's school trousers produced a DNA match to the defendant and police recovered Snapchat exchanges on his phone that prosecutors say show grooming.
- A police video interview and the girl's live court evidence describe sexualised messages, pressure to send nude images and that she was raped at the scene.
- The defendant, 28, denies nine charges including rape and meeting a child following grooming and is being assisted in court by a Pashto interpreter; he has admitted a separate sexual communication offence from April 21, 2025.
- The trial at Nottingham Crown Court is ongoing as jurors consider the DNA, digital messages and witness testimony and the case will determine whether the defendant is guilty of the alleged offences.