Man ‘accused of child sex attacks said he was a cop’
A CHILD rapist carried out a string of horrifying attacks on victims as young as 10 while posing as a policeman, a court heard yesterday.
Apeldelrazek Badran threatened to “cut” one 12-year-old girl after telling her he needed to search her for stolen goods, the jury was told.
The 33-year-old allegedly took pictures of the girl partly naked and threatened to send them to everybody she knew if she did not comply.
The youngster was on her way to buy cake-making ingredients when he pounced, Wood Green Crown Court, north London, was told.
Anthony Orchard QC, prosecuting, said the girl’s mother found her terrified and shaking, crying, “it’s not my fault” and “I tried to escape”.
He said the attack was one of eight Badran carried out within months of being freed from jail for raping a nine-year-old.
Mr Orchard said: “He told them he was working for the police and was investigating a report about children and drinking alcohol and needed to search them.
“If they didn’t allow a search the police would be called.”
He added: “The offences were all committed on schoolchildren aged between 10 and 12 years old at the end of the secondary school day.
“Over time the offences escalated in scale and seriousness. It appears the longer the defendant remained at large, the bolder he became.” He said Badran attacked seven girls and one boy in north London and Hertfordshire in the three months up to January.
Badran, of Enfield, north London, denies 12 charges including sexual assault on a child under 13, common assault, assault by battery and theft.
Mr Orchard said Badran does not dispute the attacks took place but in interviews said: “It wasn’t me.” The case continues.