Eritrean Migrant Convicted of Raping Elderly Man Outside UK Church
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Bruke Desalagne, a 33-year-old Eritrean migrant, was convicted for raping an elderly man outside St John's Church in Harrow, north London. Desalagne dragged the heavily intoxicated victim off a bench and raped him on a grass verge for 20 minutes. The assault was partially captured on CCTV and a witness's phone. Desalagne initially claimed he was trying to help the victim. He will be sentenced in the autumn.
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