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Former translator for British Army in Afghanistan jailed in Scotland for raping teenage passenger in his taxi
Judge Morris said the assault had a long-lasting impact on the vulnerable victim, and Nabizada was also placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.
- On Tuesday, the High Court in Edinburgh sentenced taxi driver Abdul Nabizada, 36, to seven years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a 19-year-old passenger.
- Failing to drive the teenager home after a night out in November 2021, Nabizada instead drove her to a secluded area in Joppa where he seized her mobile phone and attacked her.
- The victim escaped and contacted friends, who found her distressed; CCTV footage from Queens Bay Crescent later showed Nabizada repeatedly returning to the area after the attack.
- Judge John Morris KC called the assault a "crime of opportunism." Nabizada was placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely and ordered not to contact or approach the victim.
- Defence lawyer David Taylor noted Nabizada, a former translator in Afghanistan with no prior convictions, now faces potential deportation despite holding indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
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