A 21 year old shop assistant falsely accused a 24 year old Nigerian man of raping her. The shop assistant told the court that she drunkenly thought she was having sex with his white friend.
The Nigerian man, Sam Obeghe, 24, was having sex with the shop assistant at his flat at the end of a drunken night out in Bolton, Greater Manchester, only to stop when she unexpectedly cried the name of his 22 year old friend Zack Garrigan.
When the 22 year old shop assistant realized it wasn't his white friend Zack Garrigan she was having sex with, she stormed out screaming, her mother alerted police and within three hours of the encounter, University of Salford economics student Obeghe was arrested in his pyjamas.
This happened way back 2014. The Nigerian man was ordered to face court and endured a 17-month wait until a trial.
When the 22 year old shop assistant realized it wasn't his white friend Zack Garrigan she was having sex with, she stormed out screaming, her mother alerted police and within three hours of the encounter, University of Salford economics student Obeghe was arrested in his pyjamas.
This happened way back 2014. The Nigerian man was ordered to face court and endured a 17-month wait until a trial.
Obeghe, who at the time worked for a fashion brand, he said he had met the woman while helping Zack Garrigan to celebrate his birthday and he and agreed to let the group go back to his flat at 5am.
The Nigerian man Explained his side of the story
'I could tell she and Zack Garrigan were drunk, music was playing and they were kissing and then went into my bedroom.' ‘I sat there thinking “what have I done” bringing them back here because I had work the next day. 'I saw Zack coming out, he was naked and I was saying “come on, I need to go to bed”.
The Nigerian man Explained his side of the story
'I could tell she and Zack Garrigan were drunk, music was playing and they were kissing and then went into my bedroom.' ‘I sat there thinking “what have I done” bringing them back here because I had work the next day. 'I saw Zack coming out, he was naked and I was saying “come on, I need to go to bed”.
‘I asked him “are you guys leaving?” but he was not really paying attention to what I was saying and I said “I’m going to go and get her out”. ‘I walked into the bedroom sat on the bed and started nudging the woman saying ‘go and meet Zack in the living room’. At first I lay there thinking “finally I can go to bed” but she grabbed me.
‘I was just thinking “I didn’t really want to have sex with her” but I’m a human being and if you get touched like that you have a motivation to move on.
‘I figured she was probably very drunk but she grabbed me saying “come on Zack” then I realised she’s thinking I’m Zack so I jumped off the bed and jumped out of the room. ‘I went into the living room and told Zack: “Man you will not believe what she’s just done”. Zack was sort of laughing and then I saw her storming out and she was screaming. I was in shock because i I didn’t climb on top of her, i didn't have sex with her, i didn't even kiss her.’
Obeghe's lawyer Sarah Johnson said: ‘We are not suggesting this is a wicked woman telling a wicked pack of lies.
Now 2016, Obeghe was unanimously acquitted of rape by a jury at Bolton Crown Court after just 27 minutes of deliberation.
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