A Hollyoaks star has been handed an 11-year and nine-month prison sentence. Rizwan Khan was convicted earlier this year of raping two women.
The actor was also found guilty of sexually assaulting one of his victims, as well as slapping a child in the face. These happened over different incidents. On Monday, the actor appeared at Teesside Crown Court, where he was sentenced. He had denied all charges against him.
Standing emotionless in the dock on Tuesday, Robin Turton, prosecuting, read out statements from the two victims. One said she suffered from anxiety and nightmares, adding: “What he did goes round and round in my head,” she added: “When I see his face in the newspaper, I feel sick.”
Khan’s defence barrister, Andrew Stranex, adding that his client continued to deny the allegations against him. He said: “It would be quite bizarre if he said he did it, after standing trial. He is concerned about his parents and their healthcare. Any account saying there’s social care available, doesn’t take into account the level of his care for them.”
The judge, Paul Reid, said: “Your pre-sentence report says you demonstrate entitlement and hostility towards females.” The actor, of Union Street, Middlesbrough, was sentenced to 11 years and nine months. He will also sign the sex offenders register for the rest of his life. He has also been made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order, and restraining orders were introduced, preventing him from contacting his victims, reports TeessideLive.
During a previous hearing, he was granted conditional bail to stay the night at his home. Prosecutor Robin Turton told the jury at the same court earlier this year that Khan told his victim: “I need what I need. I want what I want. You, as a woman, should abide by what a man wants.”
The woman who was not named claimed he had been violent with her before asking for sex. She told the police that Khan had raped her, after she said “no.” The victim went on to add: “In the end I just let him,” saying she felt scared Khan would assault her.
The prosecutor went on to tell the court that Khan had allegedly slapped the woman in the face, as well as punching her in the back and picking her up and throwing her on a bed. Turton added: “He forced himself up on her. She kicked him and he got off. He pushed her against the wall and he put his hands around her, strangling her.”
Another victim had told police that she rejected Khan’s proposition for sex at 3am when she was tired and had work the next morning, and Khan raped her.
Khan gained recognition for his roles in Hollyoaks in 2019 as Doctor Peak, and later in 2020 as a paramedic. He portrayed a parent in the 2021 film Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and had a role in This England this year.
The actor also made appearances in two episodes of the ITV detective series Vera and an episode of Holby City. Known as Riz, the father-of-one previously worked in a call centre for a financial firm in Stokesley before his acting career skyrocketed six years ago.
If you’ve been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or by calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999
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