Overview

• Dan Tesfalul, an Eritrean asylum seeker who arrived in the UK in 2022, pleaded guilty to raping a woman in Norwich after following her from a nightclub in May 2024.
• He was sentenced to an extended 13-year and 5-month term, including 8 years and 3 months in custody, and placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.
• Judge Alice Robinson described Tesfalul as an 'extremely dangerous' and 'predatory' offender, emphasizing the victim's vulnerability due to intoxication.
• The victim's impact statement detailed lasting trauma, including fear of men, social withdrawal, and difficulty coping with the attack's aftermath.
• On the same day as the sentencing, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced plans to deny asylum rights to migrants convicted of sexual offences, broadening existing deportation rules.