Barrister jailed for four years over sex attack
A “DESPICABLE” criminal barrister who went on the run has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
Desmond Rosario has been sent to prison after being convicted by a jury at Leicester Crown Court. Rosario, 46, was interviewed by police about the sexual assault on the teenage girl at an address in Sheffield in 2013.
He failed to appear in court in Leicester in June 2014 and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
But he was only found after he was featured on BBC One show Crimewatch in December. He was arrested in the Birmingham area shortly after the programme aired.
Rosario, of Heaton, Bradford, was a former University of Sheffield law student and helped out with teaching at the university on a casual basis, but was not a member of staff.