A drunken middle-aged man who sexually molested a 17-year-old girl in his flat was jailed for 10 months.
Rangzeb Khan, 55, who was known to have "open house" for young people to visit, lied to the police after his arrest. He falsely claimed the teenager had encouraged him to sexually touch her by guiding his hand onto her body. At Leicester Crown Court he admitted sexually assaulting the victim, who was sitting on a chair in the dimly lit lounge, listening to music.
Mark Knowles, prosecuting, said Khan went over to where she was sitting, calling her an angel and telling her she was beautiful. He tried to kiss her, but was so drunk he spilt his drink on her face. She "froze" when Khan touched and kissed her breasts. He then put his hand down her trousers and underwear to touch her intimately.
Mr Knowles said: "She jumped up and shouted what are you doing? She ran into the bathroom crying."
Khan protested his innocence, telling the victim's friends: "I didn't do it." The teenagers all left the flat and the police were informed. The incident happened at Khan's home on Humberstone Road, Leicester, the early hours of one morning last December.
Sentencing, Judge Ebraham Mooncey said: "The complainant attended your address with a number of others who were significantly younger than you. You knew one person who was at the flat, which has been described as an 'open house' and you permitted them to drink alcohol there in circumstances where they may not be able to do in their own homes.
"In the course of the evening you seem to have taken a liking for your victim and smacked her bottom a couple of times when you shouldn't have done. She made it clear she wasn't interested. You'd then drunk so much you split your drink on her face and started touching her breasts and pushed her bra up." He said after the sexual assault others in the room witnessed her reaction when she jumped up, shouted and became distressed. Judge Mooncey said: "In interview, you blamed her for what you'd done. However, you've pleaded guilty and spared her from giving evidence. What you did was utterly disgraceful."
The court heard that Khan, who is unable to work due to injuries suffered years ago, receives a disability living allowance and has not previously committed a sexual offence.
