Overview
- Mofrad, 35, was jailed for nine and a half years with a further three years on extended licence after a jury conviction at Oxford Crown Court on October 7.
- The offence took place near the Westgate shopping centre on February 14, 2024, after the 15-year-old had left an under-18s event in central Oxford.
- Thames Valley Police praised the victim’s courage and highlighted Project Vigilant patrols as instrumental in identifying and disrupting predatory behavior.
- Investigators recovered linking evidence from Mofrad’s mobile phone on December 13, 2024, and used German assault convictions obtained via established protocols to advance the case.
- The defence said he is an Iranian asylum seeker and political refugee, but Judge Maria Lamb deemed him a danger to women in imposing the sentence.