Immigrant granted “indefinite” right to live in UK jailed after attempting to rape teenage girl

A man who attempted to rape a 17-year old girl before making her feel “humiliated” in a courtroom as he won the right to reside in Britain permanently has been as he won the right to stay in Britain permanently has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Mr Prince Saidi who is 35 moved to the UK from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2015 to escape after the ongoing Kivu military conflict. However, Mr Saidi has been granted ”indefinite leave to remain” or ”settled status ’‘in the UK. 

The father-of-three was arrested after he ambushed the teenager and then forced himself on her at an address in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. The victim is believed to be a friend of Mr Saidi’s estranged wife. He was convicted for grabbing the young lady by the breasts before dragging her to the floor and then pulling pulled her clothing off before trying to rape her.

The teenager cannot be named for legal reasons and she later had to testify against Mr Saidi in court and her underwear was held up in court. As well as this she had to be rushed to hospital from the witness box after suffering from stress-related stomach pains. In court, the girl said: ”I will never ever forget what he did to me and I think about it all the time.  I don’t think I will ever get over these feelings. He has destroyed my trust in people and my confidence, and I have thought about killing myself.”

Mr Saidi will have to sign the Sex Offender Register upon his release for life and was banned from contacting the girl under the terms of a restraining order. Mr Saidi denied any wrongdoing in court and many are extremely critical of the decision to allow Mr Saidi to remain in the UK given the facts that Mr Saidi certainly holds at least one other nation of citizenship.

Sentencing Judge Angela Nield told Saidi:  ”You are a citizen of eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo who came to this country as a refugee. The victim had entered in order to collect some baby lotion and attended by the arrangement but unbeknown to her she was locked inside that house and you proceeded to treat her to a dreadful and terrifying experience.

”It was a number of months  before she reported these matters as her uncle said he would try to sort matters out but his efforts came to nothing and she was then was subject to further distress by the fact she became aware of rumours within the community that she was an easy girl and there were rumours that she had sent videos to you.

”Whilst I accept no direct witnesses could say that you had started those rumours it is clear her parents did not find out about their daughter’s experience via her. This girl had not even been able to seek the comfort of her own mother to deal with the pain.

”Only with their intervention came the referral to the police and course of events that brought the case to this court and trial in which she was forced to go through the undoubtedly necessary but never the less traumatic experience of giving evidence and we have heard how badly she felt that experience to be.

”Anyone who has done that will know of the fear of apprehension and the difficulties of facing cross-examination. It is all the more difficult when one is being asked about personal and intimate matters. When one is to speak in front of many strangers and have personal and private clothing viewed in open court, it all count towards the trauma she undoubtedly suffered in consequence of these matters.

”For this young woman this experience has had social consequences for her as well as psychological consequences. She has sustained a loss of trust in people and loss of confidence and had thoughts you have taken her virginity. She had thoughts of self harm – so much so that her parents have had to take protective action over her.  Her family have been impacted due to them learning this shocking chain of events.”

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Oliver Down

Current Affairs Correspondent | My name is Oliver Down I am 22, and a staunch brexiteer. I am a Bristolian lad who studied politics in Leicester. I believe in free speech and accurate journalism and I won’t be afraid to give you “the other side” of the story!

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