Man, 39, faces jail after raping male victim in late-night attack in city centre park
3 February 2025, 13:54
A 39-year-old man faces sentencing this month after being convicted of raping another man in a Norwich park last year, according to Eastern Daily Press.
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Idrees Jaff, of Berners Close, Norwich, reportedly attacked the victim at 11pm on June 10 near the bandstand in Chapelfield Gardens.
He was charged a week later after being arrested and taken to Great Yarmouth Police Investigation Centre (PIC) for questioning.
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After initially appearing at Norwich Magistrates Court two days after his arrest, Jaff pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape in July at Norwich Crown Court.
But the 39-year-old was found guilty of both offences by a jury at King's Lynn Crown Court on December 20 and will be sentenced on February 19.
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Jurors reportedly took less than two hours to find Jaff guilty following a trial which had started on December 16.
The victim of the late-night attack cannot be identified for legal reasons but is over 16.
