Rape accused threatened to blow up house if girl did not meet him, jury told

From the Telegraph and Argus

A SECOND alleged rape victim told a jury that one of the defendants on trial threatened to blow her cousin’s house up if she did not meet him.The woman, now aged 22, was 15 when Tauqeer Hussain is said to have made the threat before forcing her into oral sex in an underground car park in Keighley.

Hussain, 23, of Belgrave Road, Keighley, is one of 14 Asian males on trial for sex offences that are alleged to have happened in Keighley, between May 2011 and June 2012. The woman giving evidence yesterday was one of two alleged victims. Hussain is the only one of the group accused of an offence against her. 

Hussain denies that any threats were made, that the pair even met, or that any sexual activity took place, the court was told.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, gave evidence from behind a screen against the man she knew only as ‘Tocky’.  She said ‘Tocky’ rang her friend’s phone and asked to speak to her. When she declined to meet him, ‘Tocky’ threatened to blow her cousin’s house up, the court was told. She broke down in tears during her evidence, claiming she met ‘Tocky’ because she was “scared”, “young and stupid”, instead of ringing the police. 

Forensic scientist Sharon Doole told the court that Hussain’s DNA, from semen deposits, was found in the underground car park, in the same place offences against both victims allegedly took place.

The trial continues.