Zohair Tomari was granted bail for rape then went on to traffic two younger girls (Picture: News Team International)

A sex offender abducted and sexually abused two 13 and 14-year-old girls while on bail for raping another teen.

Zohair Tomari, 20, who is believed to be from Syria, invited his 17-year-old victim and her 15-year-old friend to his flat in August 2014 after befriending them.

Once there, he gave her alcohol, before slapping and punching both and pulling out a knife.

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Tomari, of Longford, Coventry, demanded that the terrified teen open her legs and, as he undid his belt, told her that the more she cried, the more he would hit her, before proceeding to rape her.


Police arrived at the scene after the youngest girl was reported missing, at which point the other informed them of the incident in private.



But he was granted bail and went on to traffic two younger girls, aged 13 and 14, as they walked to a friend’s home in the early hours of the morning in August last year.

The pair were enticed into the car – in which Tomari was a passenger – and given drink and cigarettes before being led to a flat in Foleshill, Coventry, where he sexually assaulted them.

Tomari was found guilty of rape, in relation to the incident involving the 17-year-old girl, at Warwick Crown Court, and jailed for a total of 12 years and nine months for both incidents.

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The court heard how Tomari had been jailed at Coventry Crown Court in January this year after being convicted of trafficking for child sexual exploitation and sexual assaults in relation to the other incident.

He will also have to serve an additional seven years on licence, and has been ordered to register as a sex offender for life.

In relation to the first attack, Judge Andrew Lockhart QC, sentencing, told Tomari: ‘Behaviour of this nature is abhorred in virtually every civilised country on this earth.

‘Sadly, then you were granted bail, and you committed other offences for which you are now in prison. I am driven to conclude you are dangerous. I can see no end to the danger you pose.’

Jeremy Janes, prosecuting, claimed that Tomari had befriended the 17-year-old victim and her 15-year-old friend, and invited them to his flat.

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The older girl said that both she and the youngster were punched and slapped by Tomari, and she was threatened with a knife and told she ‘better be careful’ or she would be going to Hillfields, Coventry, to ‘open your legs for anyone.’

During the night, two calls were made to police, one just before 10pm and one just before 3am, but neither was completed.

Speaking about the calls, Mr Janes said: ‘The obvious question is “Why, if there was no problem between them?”.’

Tomari, who claimed to be from Morocco in his pre-sentence report but now claims to be from Syria, then went on to traffic the two young girls in August last year.

The pair went to the police about the horror incident after being driven back to the city centre by the sex offender.

Tomari was handed a nine-and-a-half year sentence for child sexual exploitation and sexual assaults in relation to the that incident and, once half that sentence has been served, an extended sentence of eight years for the rape of the 17-year-old will begin.