By Tom Orde Crime and court reporter Predatory and opportunistic chef tried to rape woman in her sleep
A PREDATORY and opportunistic sex offender attempted to rape a woman as she slept. Amro Badawi has been jailed for 13 years following a sexual assault in a flat above a Southampton restaurant. Facing three charges, the 28-year-old was found guilty of attempted rape and sexual assault by penetration following a five day trial at Southampton Crown Court in December. Badawi, of Mandela Way, Southampton, who had been working as a chef at the time of the incident, was found not guilty of a single count of rape.
1/1 A PAEDOPHILE who arranged to meet an “11-year-old girl” for sex is due to have his prison sentence reviewed at the Court of Appeal. Matthew Millen travelled to Southampton to have sex with a young girl called Grace. The 44-year-old took out £350 to pay for the horrific act which he planned to film. Without realising it, Millen had been to an undercover police officer and Grace did not exist. He was arrested at a McDonald’s restaurant in Westquay Shopping Centre in March 2019. The former Bank of England cyber-security expert was convicted of attempting to pay for the sexual services of a child following a trial at Southampton Crown Court in December.