Three men who raped woman on Brighton beach jailed
Three men have been sentenced to long prison terms for the rape of a woman on a Brighton beach in 2026. The judge described the attack as predatory and callous, noting the profound, life-changing impact on the victim.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues regarding public safety and the legal consequences of violent sexual crimes.
Published 15 July 2026, 13:20 BST Updated 3 minutes ago Three men who raped a woman on Brighton beach in an "entirely predatory, callous and contemptuous" attack have been jailed.
Asylum seekers Abdulla Ahmadi, Ibrahim Alshafe and Karin Al-Danasurt attacked the woman in the early hours of 4 October.
The victim, who jurors heard was "led into the darkness to be used as a sexual plaything", said she still heard their laughter when she closed her eyes, adding: "My skin crawls - no matter how hard I scrub it I still feel dirty."
Ahmadi, 26, from Iran, and Alshafe, 25, from Egypt, were each jailed for 21 years. Al-Danasurt, 20, also from Egypt, was convicted of rape as a secondary party for filming the attack and was jailed for 18 years and six months.
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