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Kent Delivery Courier Convicted of Sex Assaults on Customers as Sentencing Moves to Crown Court

He remains in custody pending a probation report due no earlier than December 3.

Overview

  • Shafiullah Rasooli, 29, was found guilty on October 1 at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court of three counts of sexual assault against two women.
  • Prosecutors said the attacks occurred at customers' homes in the Maidstone area on June 26 and July 3, with Rasooli stepping over thresholds and touching victims' breasts.
  • Magistrates have referred the case to Canterbury Crown Court for sentencing, and no hearing date has been set.
  • Court testimony stated Rasooli was an immigration overstayer whose application to remain was rejected, and that he was working illegally using a friend's vehicle registration.
  • Victim statements described ongoing trauma, with one woman installing CCTV and security lights and struggling to keep her job due to fear and lack of sleep.