York University doctoral student Mustafa Ururyar was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs Monday, after Ontario Court Justice Marvin Zuker revoked his bail.

Zuker found Ururyar guilty on Thursday of sexual assaulting fellow York PhD student Mandi Gray. (Gray repealed the publication ban on her name.)

Ururyar’s mother and partner both appeared before the court as proposed sureties, so Ururyar could live in Vancouver with them until his sentencing, which had been scheduled for October, but is now set for Sept. 14.

Zuker said it wouldn’t matter if he had six sureties — the issue was not that Ururyar was a flight risk, it was the message that would send to the public, and other rape victims.

“My issue is the seriousness of this offence,” Zuker said.

“What is the significance of rape if a person doesn’t go to jail?”

Ururyar had been hooking up with Gray for two weeks before the night of Jan. 31, 2015, when he forced her to perform oral sex and have intercourse. The two had been out with mutual friends at two bars, before they returned to his apartment. On the way back, Gray testified that Ururyar berated her, calling her “needy” and a “slut” and then raped her.

She went to the hospital the next day and to police a couple of days later.

On Monday, Ururyar’s mother, Masooda, said he had always been a good boy, and she was willing to put up all her savings to secure his bail. The Afghan Canadian came to Canada 27 years ago, and raised Ururyar and his younger brother as a single mom. She planned to give Ururyar a job in her North Vancouver hair salon as a receptionist until his sentencing.

Ururyar’s partner, librarian Alison Moore, also testified that she had rented a two-bedroom apartment near Ururyar’s mother’s work, where she planned to live with her boyfriend of many years.

Pulling at his judge’s collar, Zuker clearly found the notion that Ururyar would continue his life as before infuriating.

“We are accommodating him. Did he accommodate Ms Gray? I don’t think so.”

A minute or so later, he added: “It’s life as usual for Mr. Ururyar. Again we forget about the complainant. We forget about the victims. Do you think it’s been life as usual for Ms Gray?”

Sexual assault might not leave a physical injury, but the psychological injuries are long-lasting, Zuker said.

“The impact of January 31, 2015 ... will affect Ms Gray for the rest of her life.”

Outside the courtroom, Ururyar’s lawyer, Lisa Bristow, said she would file an appeal of the conviction.

She is asking for a conditional sentence, which she told Zuker had been given to another one of her clients, a TTC employee convicted or sexually assaulting his ex-wife.

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Crown attorney Jennifer Lofft said she will ask for a medium to maximum penalty of 12 to 18 months in jail.