Grinning rapist who posed a church
volunteer ‘to mask his true nature as a
sexual predator’ is jailed for 24 years for
knifepoint attacks This is the smirking s*x offender who
raped one 17-year-old woman and tried
to attack another at knife point. Oluwadamilare Baiyewu, 22, who posed
as a church volunteer to mask his sexual
depravity, was today jailed for 24 years
for the horrific assaults. He was described as a ‘dangerous,
calculating and predatory rapist’ who
created the image he was the ‘pillar of
the community’ by helping out at the
church. The court heard how Baiyewu, from
Fairlawn in Greenwich, first grabbed a
17-year-old at knife point on December 2,
but she managed to break free and
escape. A week later, in the same area of Binsey
Walk, Thamesmead, he grabbed a victim,
also 17, as she got off the bus at 7pm. He put a knife to her throat and
threatened to kill her before marching her
into a bin storage area under a walkway.
He then raped her in a secluded area. Baiyewu was tracked down after DNA
linking him to the attacks was recovered. He was arrested on December 16, and
was placed on an identity parade where
he was picked out by the victim whom he
had attempted To Molest. He was today sentenced at Woolwich
Crown Court to 24 years in prison. He will serve a minimum of 16 years in
prison and will then be on license for
eight years. Detective Constable Chris Hammond of
the Sexual Offences, Exploitation and
Child Abuse Command said:
‘Oluwadamilare Baiyewu is a dangerous,
calculating, predatory rapist. ‘He volunteered at a local church,
creating the image that he was a pillar of
the community, which I believe was an
attempt to mask his true nature as a
sexual predator. ‘I would like to praise his victims for
having the strength to come forward to
police and give their evidence in court. ‘The streets of Thamesmead are now a
safer place without the presence of
Baiyewu.’
