Overview
- Eid Anwar Fathi Najjar, 20, admitted one count of rape and one count of sexual assault at York Crown Court on October 30.
- Recorder of York Judge Sean Morris told Najjar a custodial sentence is inevitable, and he remains remanded in custody.
- The Crown Prosecution Service withdrew a rape charge against Mohammed Abrahim Abuzet after concluding the evidential test was not met.
- Prosecutors said CCTV showed Najjar singling out an intoxicated woman at the Vudu Lounge and leading her away, with venue staff describing him as known for targeting lone women.
- Police traced Najjar through CCTV, arrested him after he initially gave a false name, and he later stopped answering questions when footage contradicted his claim of consensual sex.