According to the BBC, Okoronta and the victim were
passengers on a night bus that in Morley, Leeds, on March 25. According to
evidence presented at Bradford Crown Court on Monday, he offered to share a
taxi to Bradford with the teenager, who had no means of getting home after her
phone battery died.

Prosecutors said the vehicle instead went to Okoronta’s
flat, where he lured the girl inside, locked her in a bathroom and raped her.
The victim managed to flee after the assault and used a passer-by’s phone to
contact police.

Okoronta was convicted on multiple rape counts and will also
serve three additional years on extended licence and will be placed on the sex
offenders register for life. The court heard he is likely to be deported to
Nigeria after serving his sentence.

In a victim impact statement, the girl said the attack had
caused flashbacks and nightmares, describing how the incident “turned my life
upside down.”

She said, “This incident has turned my life upside down.

“I have flashbacks of what happened to me, I have nightmares
– one minute I feel fine and the next minute it all comes back.”

Judge Sophie McKone called Okoronta a “dangerous sexual
predator” who deliberately isolated the teenager to assault her.

The West Yorkshire Police commended the victim for reporting
the incident immediately.

Det Con Sue Sutcliffe said, “I would like to commend the
victim in this case for her immense bravery in coming forward straight away to
report this horrific crime.

“I would urge anyone who has been the victim of a sexual
offence, to please report it to us so we can take action.”