Imran Yaseen, a taxi driver, has been incarcerated following the recording of him sexually assaulting a female passenger on his own dashcam.
Imran Yaseen, 40 years old, approached the woman shortly before 11 PM on 14 February 2024 after collecting her from Nottingham City Centre.
The victim, a lady in her thirties, occupied the front passenger seat when Yaseen commenced making indecent remarks towards her.
He thereafter initiated contact with her leg before stopping near Clifton and perpetrating a severe sexual assault.
Imran Yaseen was quickly identified by the taxi firm and was arrested by Nottinghamshire Police the following day.
His car was then seized, along with an inward-facing dashboard camera installed to protect him and other drivers from harm.
When officers downloaded the footage, they were able to see and hear the entirety of the incident.
Imran Yaseen, of Burnside Road, Bilborough, later pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, 14 November, he was jailed for 16 months and added to the sex offenders’ register for ten years.
He was also made subject to a sexual harm prevention order, which will prevent him from driving a taxi when he is released from prison.
PC Tom Gregory, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“This was an opportunistic assault on a vulnerable female passenger, and I am pleased Yaseen has now been jailed.
“The victim in this case put her trust in him to take her home safely, and he utterly abused that trust by subjecting her to a prolonged sexual assault.
“Thanks to the evidence contained on his own dashcam camera, he had little option but to plead guilty and will now spend a significant amount of time in prison.
“When he is released, he will also be banned from driving taxis and having contact with other female passengers.”
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