A Brighton man has been banned from inviting vulnerable women and girls into his car.
Abdul Zahedian, 63, of Alfriston Close, also has to tell Sussex Police the make and model of any vehicle that he intends driving – and cannot contact any vulnerable woman without permission.
He is also banned from contacting a named Brighton woman – and communicating sexually with any vulnerable girls or women if he does not have a “professional, vocational or educational” involvement with them.
The restrictions were made as part of a “sexual risk order” imposed at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 6 July at the request of Sussex Police. Zahedian did not contest the order.
Detective Chief Inspector Jon Gillings, of the Brighton and Hove Safeguarding Investigations Unit, said: “Sussex Police is committed to protecting vulnerable women and girls from exploitation – and sexual risk orders are vital in reducing perpetrators’ ability to cause harm without securing a conviction.
“We will always act proactively and use all the tools at our disposal to keep our communities safe.
“In this instance, the court recognised that Zahedian poses a significant risk to vulnerable females and we are pleased to now have these protective measures in place.”
The two-year order will apply across the United Kingdom and any breach could lead to a prison sentence of up to five years.
Sussex Police said that the sexual risk order against Mr Zahedian was imposed as part of a long-running investigation into the exploitation of vulnerable women and girls in Brighton and Hove.
Zahedian was fined £130 and given a six-month driving ban in 2014 for driving a Nissan Micra in Sillwood Street, Hove, without insurance.
In 2020, he was fined £234 for having cocaine and ketamine in Brighton.
We could do with a photo to know who to avoid – hopefully he will change his ways.