Man from Lampeter Square Jailed for Raping Teen in His Home
Nine years for Javad Mahdavi-Afshord who had been blackmailing his victim
43 year-old Javad Mahdavi-Afshord, of Lampeter Square was sentenced to nine years imprisonment at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday, 17 September. He had pleaded guilty on 17 July to rape and sexual assault.
In late 2015, the 19-year-old victim was experiencing financial difficulties whilst abroad. Mahdavi-Afshord gave her some money in exchange for naked photos of her. The victim heard no more from him until a few months later, when back in the UK, Mahdavi-Afshord called and harassed her, eventually threatening to post the pictures on social media sites.
On 17 March 2016, the victim went to Mahdavi-Afshord's house where he raped her and then allowed her to delete the photos on his laptop.
However, a few weeks later, he called her again and told her that he had kept the photos on his phone and that she had 24 hours to meet up with him or the pictures would be shown to her friends and family.
The victim reported the offences to police on 29 March 2016 and on 2 April Mahdavi-Afshord was arrested at his home address and his laptop and five mobile phones were seized; one of which belonged to the victim. Throughout the interview he gave 'no comment' answers. He initially pleaded not guilty to the offences but changed this to a guilty plea on the second day of his trial.
Investigating officer PC Susan Phillips from the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command said: "Mahdavi-Afshord manipulated and blackmailed his victim over a period of time before raping her, using the threat of publishing her photos on social media to shame the victim into submission.
" I would like to thank the victim for her strength and determination throughout the investigation."
September 18, 2018
