A Nigerian man has been found guilty of attempting to rape an Australian woman after a night out at a popular beachside nightclub in Bali.
Idongesit Joseph Zion was sentenced to one year imprisonment by Chief Judge Ida Bagus Bamadewa Patiputra at the Denpasar District Court on July 6.
The court found that Zion had attempted to sexually assault an Australian woman, known as KTR, at his accommodation on Jalan Teuku Umar, in central Denpasar, on December 2, 2022.
The court heard Zion lured her to his accommodation after falsely claiming he was booking her a motorcycle taxi back to her hotel.
Zion and KTR met at Finns Beach Club, along the Berawa beachfront west of Denpasar, on a Friday night, according to Balinese news outlet.
Zion, who was with his friend, started interacting with KTR, who was with her sister, before the Australian lost interest and attempted to leave.
He then incessantly attempted to keep in contact with the Australian, offering to purchase her a taxi back to her hotel.
The court heard although his initial proposal was refused by KTR, Zion would order an online motorcycle taxi for her.
Believing she was returning to her own hotel, KTR accepted the gesture only to be taken to Zion’s accommodation where he would attempt to rape her.
Thanks to the help of her sister and Zion’s friend, KTR was able to escape and alert police
Judge Ida Bagus Bamadewa Patiputra said Zion had caused ‘clear harm to the victim’ while also breaching decency values of the island.
‘The victim suffered losses and felt violated as a woman,’ Ida Bagus Bamadewa Patiputra said.
‘The defendant, Idongesit Joseph Zion, is declared legally and convincingly guilty of the crime of attempted rape. The defendant is sentenced to one year in prison.’
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