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A man who repeatedly raped a woman when he locked her in his car after meeting her on a night out has been incarcerated for more than 10 years, police said.
Olawale Hassan, 33, of Falcon Avenue, Grays, Essex, attacked the victim in Southend in 2017 after claiming he was a music producer, officers said.
Hassan, also known as rapper Goldie 1, had denied three counts of rape and one count of assault on penetration.
Essex Police have described him as “manipulative and calculated”.
Det Con Victoria De’ath, from the force, praised the woman, in her 20s, for her “courage” in reporting on the attack.
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“She blamed herself for getting in Hassan’s car, but now she has recognized how dangerous this man is and that none of this is her fault,” Det Con De’ath said.
“She didn’t want him to hurt anyone else and this has been her motivation for three and a half years.”
Det Con De’ath added that he hoped Tuesday’s ruling in Basildon Crown Court would bring “comfort to this courageous and inspiring woman, who is now rebuilding her life knowing that Hassan is safe behind bars.”
Hassan targeted the woman while she was dating a friend in February 2017, according to police.
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She declined his requests for her number and escorted him to his hotel room, before he promised to take her home safely after her friend left, police said.
