A remorseless sex pest who 'laughed' at a teenage girl as she bravely recounted how she'd been sexually assaulted by him in Piccadilly Gardens has been locked up.
Delovan Najeeb, aka Najeed, assaulted the 16-year-old girl while she was out with friends last summer. After following her through the busy city centre thoroughfare, 38-year-old Najeeb approached her and sexually assaulted her.
The victim bravely spoke out as Najeeb was jailed for three years and banned from Piccadilly Gardens for life. She was forced to give evidence twice as Najeeb went to trial then appealed the guilty verdict.
Manchester Crown Court heard that he a previous conviction for an offence with 'almost identical circumstances'. READ MORE : Salford gangsters use 'Man City' password for secret handover of £1 million cocaine stash stolen from Liverpool gang A judge tore into Najeeb for launching an appeal with 'no merit', and branded him a 'blight on the city centre'.
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