CONVICTED RAPIST WHO 'PREYED ON WOMEN HE MET IN BRIGHTON CITY CENTRE' JAILED
A man found guilty of multiple sexual offenses and described as a serial predator targeting women he encountered in Brighton city centre has been sentenced to a 15-year prison term.Abdoulie Jobe, aged 29 and unemployed, residing on Harmsworth Crescent in Hove, was convicted of serious sexual crimes involving three women during July and August of the previous year.
Court proceedings revealed that Jobe approached his first victim at a nightclub in Brighton on July 27.
Despite her protests and those of her friends, he persisted in bothering her.
He then sexually assaulted her over her clothing before being ejected from the venue.
Although CCTV footage captured the incident, at the time it was not possible to identify him.
Less than a month later, at a flat in the city on August 24, Jobe met his second victim, and during a brief period when they were alone, he raped her.
Just a few days later, on the night of August 28 into August 29, he encountered his third victim with friends while drinking outside a club by the seafront.
The group later returned to a flat, where Jobe committed a sexual assault.
Jobe was found guilty of all charges and was sentenced to 15 years in prison at Hove Crown Court.
Detective Constable Beth Griffiths commented: "It was clear that Jobe was systematically preying on women who he met in the city, taking advantage of any momentary vulnerability to exploit them for his own sexual gratification.
"He has been in custody since we tracked him down last November after media appeals, but the city is much safer now that he is off the streets for a long time.
"Our investigation eventually identified Jobe as the suspect for all three attacks.
"When arrested he gave various long accounts to try explain away what had happened, but the evidence, including that from the three victims at court, was compelling.
"Jobe was a very intimidating character.
The victim of his first rape was so frightened that initially she would not give many details.
"Only when she saw our media appeals trying to track him down for the second rape did she feel able to provide his details."
