Overview
- Aland Ahmed, 23, was convicted of raping a 15-year-old at Nottingham Crown Court after a trial held without him.
- Judge Steven Coupland imposed a nine-year prison term and placed him on the sex offenders register for life.
- Ahmed absconded after an initial magistrates' court appearance, breached bail, and is believed to be outside the country.
- Prosecutors told the court that his DNA was found in the victim's underwear following the 2022 attack in a Nottingham flat.
- The victim described complex PTSD and significant life disruption, and authorities say he will serve two-thirds of the term once arrested.