Iranian national who raped terrified 13-year-old girl in alleyway gets just 7 years in jail - Met Police won't confirm his immigration status

AN IRANIAN national, who raped a terrified 13-year-old girl in an alleyway, has been jailed for just seven years.

Sorosh Amini, 21, received the shockingly low sentence despite carrying out a stranger rape on a child.

There have been cases where men who raped adult women in non stranger rape situations received longer sentences.

The prosecution came following an investigation led by specialist detectives at the Metropolitan Police.

The defendant's nationality was not released by the Met, but given after it was asked for by Essex News and Investigations.

earlier this month it was revealed that migrants commit one in five child sex offences in the UK.

Sorosh Amini, 21, of Station Road, Croydon was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday, 27 June at Croydon Crown Court, after previously being convicted of rape and sexual assault.

He was also issued with a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Amini was arrested and charged following a thorough investigation which utilised CCTV footage and specially trained forensic dogs to place him at the scene.

He left his home address in London the day after the offence. Officers then used phone data and CCTV to locate him in Liverpool and arrested him 5 days later.

Detective Inspector Donnett Oseni, who led the investigation, said: “Amini’s attack on this vulnerable girl was predatory and calculated. He has demonstrated himself to be a dangerous sexual offender and this sentence prevents him from harming anyone else.

“I want to commend the victim for her courage in coming forward and reporting this offence to us. I hope today’s verdict will bring her and her family some semblance of closure.”

In August 2024, Amini approached the victim in broad daylight on North End Road in Croydon, persistently tried to engage her in conversation and would not leave her alone when told. He then followed her down North End Road and into an alleyway.

Here, he forcibly kissed her and tried to put a cannabis joint into her mouth. He also told her that he was friends with someone who recently stabbed a person in the area, making the victim scared that he may have a knife. Amini then raped her.

The victim reported the assault to police and received safeguarding and support from specialist officers.

Amini was convicted on Thursday, 1 January following a two-week trial at the same court.

Under the New Met for London Plan, our mission is to deliver More Trust, Less Crime and High Standards. Central to this is transforming how we prevent harm and tackle violence against women and girls, most often committed by predatory men like Amini.

The Met would not release details of the defendant's immigration status and said it was a matter for the Home Office, despite the latter routinely refusing to comment on individual cases.