Overview

• Nasser Al-Gherainiq was convicted at Southwark Crown Court of sexual assault, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and two counts of attempted rape for dragging a patient into a Royal Brompton Hospital toilet cubicle in August 2023.
• Judge Adam Hiddleston dismissed his defence that a conservative Bedouin upbringing and minimal contact with women impaired his understanding of consent.
• The victim’s impact statement described prolonged fear, anxiety, nightmares and social withdrawal since the five-minute assault.
• Al-Gherainiq had travelled from Qatar to London earlier in 2023 to receive treatment for a rare heart condition.
• He will serve seven years in prison before being deported to Qatar