‘Dangerous’ sex offender fled to Germany after groping a woman in a Newcastle nightclub
A dangerous serial sex offender who spent more than three years on the run in Germany after an attack on a student in the UK is now behind bars.
Hosien Nedjad groped the woman in Soho Rooms bar in Newcastle after she became separated from her friends during a night out in 2019.
The failed asylum seeker, who has worked as a chef and Amazon driver, was arrested and questioned by police in March 2020, after his DNA was found on the victim's clothing.
He denied the offence was granted bail and then fled the UK.
The 42-year-old, of Brighton Grove, Newcastle, was convicted of sexual assault by a jury who tried him in his absence in September 2021.
Nedjad, who sexually assaulted two females on nights out in Newcastle in 2014 and 2020 and has convictions for common assaults against six women in the city in 2011 and 2013, was caught in Germany in August 2024.
He was extradited to the UK in October 2024 and has today been jailed for four years with a four year extended licence period.
Judge Edward Bindloss said he agreed with probation service assessments that Nedjad poses a "significant risk of serious harm to females of further sexual offending".
Judge Bindloss told him: "I therefore find you dangerous."
The judge told Nedjad, who arrived in the UK in 2007, that he is likely to be deported as a result of the sentence.
The victim of the Soho Rooms attack said she has been left in the "prison of her own mind", has needed medication and therapy to help her cope and has crippling flashbacks and nightmares.
She said in an impact statement: "I relive that night so often but it still paralyses me.
"The outside world is terrifying and exhausting."
The woman added that she fears he may never feel safe or trust people again.
Andrew Walker, defending, said Nedjad stayed out of trouble in Germany, has a good employment record and has been taking English courses while in custody on remand, where he also works as a cleaner.
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