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Alec Qizilbash, Wrongfully Accused, Wrongfully Convicted, in Denial My name is Alec Qizilbash,I am 40 years of age and I have been wrongly convicted of Rape. I am serving a 6 year prison sentence, I am in denial. It was consensual sex between myself and a young woman. I had in March 2001 moved into a flat next door to this young woman, I met her on the stairs a few times. She alleged I raped her on 20th April, 2001, I had invited
her into my flat that day, she had the baby with her in a buggy. We went into the bedroom undressed and began to have sex, after five minutes she said I haven't had sex for a year and its painful, I said is everything O.K. so I stopped. We both dressed she stayed for about 5-10 minutes and then she left. She went upstairs to a neighbour, who lives above me, who is also a young woman who lives alone with her young son. I believe she only knew this other neighbour slightly, the neighbour then called for the police, who came and arrested me.From that day I was not allowed to stay at my flat because the young neighbour who phoned the police was a witness for me prosecution. On the 17th August 2001, I was tried for Rape and convicted, the Jury returned a Guilty verdict of 10-2. On Thursday, 20th September I was sentenced for 6 years at Cardiff Crown Court. On Friday, 5th October, 2001,1 was moved to Dartmoor prison. I applied to be moved to Usk Prison to enable my Mother to visit me and this is where I am now. I include extracts from the Judges "summing up", about the person who accused me of rape. She was asked about her medical history and agreed that she had taken an overdose after the alleged rape but said that this was not her first overdose, there have been others in the past, She told you about previous allegations of sexual abuse, how her brother was arrested but declined to comment when he was interviewed by the police and, therefore, there was not enough evidence to substantiate her allegations. She says that she was sexually abused and that is why she went into ‘care’. She also told you that in the Summer of 1996 she had been clubbing in Norwich and gone out with four people, she had gone home on her own and when she was going back had been attacked and raped by a stranger, which she had reported to the police but there had been no further action, by which I take it to mean no-one was arrested for it and, therefore, that matter laid in abeyance. But again, significantly, she does not say that that did not happen. She says it did happen. It may be that you will say that this was a vulnerable young woman and vulnerable young women do not always suffer one misfortune. They can sometimes suffer more than one. But it is history that the defence rely upon to say that she is a serial victim and that she is making allegations again which are untrue. In 1999, according to the formal admission which was read to you just before Mr. Kelly spoke to you, clinical notes say that on the 29th September "raped 3 three weeks ago" "police not involved and then a fortnight later raper", rapist I expect it meant, "raper had vasectomy" of that she said she did not make that allegation. In 1998 she told you that she had been to see a Psychiatrist. She said she had seen different ones over the years. She disputed, when it was put to her, that she was understood to have a personality disorder, a borderline personality disorder. Mr. Kelly then took a fuller history from her. She had been in touch with Social Services at 14 years, taken into Care at 15 years. She had her baby when she was 20 years, she married,her marriage ended and she said she is in the middle of a divorce, and had returned to live in Wales as her parents lived there. She was given a Council flat next door to myself and she had been living there about 5 months, alone with her baby. When she was cross-examined by my Barrister, Mr. Buckland he asked, who was it that "used the word "rape"? She replied, "Well she said that he had had sex with her and I said "so he's raped you?" and she said "Yes", So, Raped, the word first came from the witness neighbour Amanda Burns. "From Summing Up Copy" She told you she has been taking sleeping tablets since she was 17 years. She had been taking anti-depressant tablets until about four years ago, taking Prozac and did drink vodka. After the trial on the day of sentencing the Judge revealed that he had received two letters from two Jury Members who stated that they were concerned that the accuser had been taking sleeping pills, living alone in a flat in full care of her 10 month old daughter - they asked the Judge to contact Social Services to ensure that the matter was corrected as it was not possible for a Mother to care for a baby when taking sleeping tablets - the Judge called a Social Worker into Court who said she would address the matter - at me trial her parents nor family attended, she has since moved out of the next door flat. I feel that my Barrister did not defend me with any strength whatsoever and the Judge enhanced the Accuser in his summing up. My first Appeal has been refused but I am pushing my second Appeal and hope to God that the truth will emerge. Alec Qizilbash |