Locations
Cheetham Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2
Description
In November 2021 he sexually assaulted a young woman at a house in Blackburn.
The victim woke up to find 40-year-old Rashid was in the same bed as her. He then engaged in sexual activity with her without her consent.
The victim was so traumatised that she ran from the scene.
Rashid, formerly of Cheetham Street, Blackburn, and now of no fixed address, was arrested later the same day and charged with rape.
He pleaded guilty to sexual assault by penetration when he appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court on Monday (15th April) .
Rashid, who has previous convictions for sexual offences and is a Registered Sex Offender, was remanded into custody to be sentenced on 3rd June.