6 years behind bars for man who raped teenager in car

A DAD-of-two who picked up a drunken 18-year-old girl in his car and raped her was as yesterday (Fri) jailed for six years.

Mohammed Maqsood, 36, performed a U-turn after seeing the teenager - who was staggering - and her friend leave a nightspot and offered them a lift.

After dropping the friend at her home, Maqsood took his victim to a car park at the rear of Main Street, Thornliebank and raped her on December 5, last year.

Judge Lady Stacey ordered Maqsood to be monitored in the community for two years after his release from prison because of the risk he poses to the public.

Lady Stacey told him: “You took an 18-year-old woman in your car when she was too drunk to know what she was doing.

“She wrongly thought you were a friend of a friend. You forced yourself on her when she was very drunk. Your actions will have an effect which may be lasting on that young woman.

“You do not accept the verdict of the jury and maintain you have done nothing wrong.

“You performed a U-turn and picked her up. I know that I saw it on CCTV evidence. You created the environment to commit this crime.”

The High Court in Glasgow heard that Maqsood, whose wife is standing by him, has previous convictions, mainly for road traffic matters, but none for sexual offences .

Lady Stacey added: “Your previous convictions show you have a complete disregard for the law.

”The social workers who compiled reports on you saw you pose a risk to the public."

The judge ordered Maqsood to be monitored in the community for two years after he is released from jail.

The court heard that Maqsood's victim was out drinking with a friend in Shawlands when they encountered him.

He saw them and performed a U-turn and offered them a lift.

Prosecutor Sheena Fraser said: “He was seen on CCTV stopping across the road from where the women were and doing a U-turn and picking them up.

In evidence, the woman said she remembered her friend not being there any more and Maqsood raping her.

Maqsood said: "The women got in my car and I gave them a lift. I picked them up just after midnight.

He claimed he knew the other woman and recognised her – although she denied this.

Maqsood said he dropped this woman off and them claimed he had consensual sex with his victim.

The court heard that afterwards the woman was put out the car by callous Maqsood.

She was seen in a distressed state and was missing her top, bra and her high heels. She only had a jacket covering her top half