The 27-year-old had denied the crime but was found guilty by jurors following a trial in May
Salim Kouider-Aïssa preyed on his 23-year-old victim at a flat in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire on October 31, 2021.but was found guilty by jurors following a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court in May.He went on to be locked up for two years when he returned to the dock last month.It has been confirmed by the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh today that Kouider-Aïssa's legal team - led by solicitor advocate Graeme Brown - is appealing both the conviction and sentence.
Recalling her next memory, the woman stated:"I woke up and I could feel someone behind me, that is when I realised what he was doing."The victim added:"I went into bed myself and was shocked to have someone behind me."It would not matter if I was as there was no consent."He went on to claim he had a"belief she was consenting" to what he then did.
Sheriff Matthew Jackson KC told Kouider-Aïssa he had effectively wrecked a career that"many can only dream of". He added:"The woman woke up to find herself being sexually assaulted by a man she barely knew in a horrific
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