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Violent rapist allowed to stay in UK to rape again

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Trint · 01/05/2026 07:28

Is there already a thread on this case? I will ask for this one to be removed if so. I am just angry that this horrible man’s feelings were put before the fact that he had a fetish about violent rape.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ye594p0z0o
It is quite wrong that the judge ordered he should be allowed to stay in the UK when it was clear to the Home Office that he would rape again.
Sorry, I have tried to insert a question about there being an inquiry into the decision of the judge to let him stay to rape women again but my phone won’t let me.

Custody picture of Gift Oladele

'Truly depraved' rapist jailed for 17 years for Wrexham attack

Gift Oladele, 24, had successfully fought a deportation bid after a previous sex attack.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ye594p0z0o

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OonaStubbs · 02/05/2026 12:02

Gealach · 02/05/2026 11:34

@Trint I don’t think people are stupid. I do think there has been a failure of the education system. We’ve seen on his thread, people throw out stuff about asylum seekers, even though he is not an asylum seeker, talk about importing rapists, even though he arrived at 11, talk about how Italian laws of deportation are better , even though they are actually very similar. They seem to want some blanket law for deportation after any criminal activity while in reality this would be unworkable.

Clearly a lot of people unquestionably swallow the sound bites of the far right while having a lack of knowledge and understanding about how our legal system works.

Our legal system doesn't work, that's the point. It needs to be reformed from the ground up, with the wants and needs of ordinary law-abiding working British people at the forefront, and the "human rights" of criminals put on the back-burner.

Gealach · 02/05/2026 11:38

PoppinjayPolly · 01/05/2026 20:57

Lucky he has a righteous person like you defending him..

here’s an example where literally pointing out a fact was immediately dismissed as the person was “righteous” and was defending this rapist.

I don’t know whether it is some type of strategy by this poster or if their comprehension skills are just non existent

Gealach · 02/05/2026 11:34

@Trint I don’t think people are stupid. I do think there has been a failure of the education system. We’ve seen on his thread, people throw out stuff about asylum seekers, even though he is not an asylum seeker, talk about importing rapists, even though he arrived at 11, talk about how Italian laws of deportation are better , even though they are actually very similar. They seem to want some blanket law for deportation after any criminal activity while in reality this would be unworkable.

Clearly a lot of people unquestionably swallow the sound bites of the far right while having a lack of knowledge and understanding about how our legal system works.

Trint · 02/05/2026 10:13

But hey, @FernandoSor . Perhaps you feel you know better than us and the fact that in spite of his violent attack on a vulnerable woman, the fact that he didn't succeed in actual penetration during his first attack means he should be given the benefit of doubt. I wonder if his victims would agree with you?

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Trint · 02/05/2026 10:08

In one of my posts up thread I said that that, patronising posts telling women that they are wrong about wishing a Nigerian rapist had been deported before he raped again, backfires on whatever cause these posters espouse. They are the kind of posters who don't believe in democracy. Please note, 96% of the voters on this thread think he should have been deported. Yet we are endlessly put in our place. They are the kind of poster who proclaims in a lordly way that ordinary people should not be allowed to vote because we are too stupid ( ie do not agree with them).
He should have been deported. Leave it to the Nigerian government to sort out how to deal with one of their citizens. He came to the UK at 13. He is not our problem. I don't care if he was brought up in Italy. They won't want him either. He had years to apply for British citizenship. He chose not to do so. The same posters explain that he probably didn't think about it. Funnily enough he thought about it when he begged not to be deported because he wasn't familiar with Nigerian culture.
THe posters who think they should be in charge of the way the majority of us vote, do themselves no favours in endlessly telling us how wrong we are. This kind of attitude leads to protest votes. This is why Brexit happened because a lot of powerful politicians thought they knew best and refused to listen. As I said, I voted against Brexit and feel it has harmed our country. I don't want Reform in power. But the posters who think they are just a bit more intelligent than everyone else and continue to put their fingers in their ears. They choose to do this rather than listening and understanding, are in effect pushing the Reform vote.

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Clavinova · 02/05/2026 09:42

FernandoSor · 02/05/2026 07:43

At the time of the immigration tribunal he had not been convicted of a sexual offence. His first conviction was for false imprisonment.

A sexually-motivated attack;

A vulnerable woman was grabbed from behind and left terrified in a shocking attack as she walked alone to an appointment at an opticians. A court heard she feared she would be raped, but managed to fight off her attacker.

The man - Gift Oladele, then aged 21 - was jailed for two years in December 2022 after he was found guilty by a jury of false imprisonment. He had told police after his arrest in the May of that year, a court heard, that he 'just wanted to get it on with her'.

FernandoSor · 02/05/2026 07:43

DdraigGoch · 02/05/2026 02:11

The judge also said at the time that Oladele "has engaged positively in a process of rehabilitation and that this has had the impact of reducing the risk of reoffending".

Is there any evidence that it is possible to rehabilitate sex

At the time of the immigration tribunal he had not been convicted of a sexual offence. His first conviction was for false imprisonment.

DdraigGoch · 02/05/2026 02:11

The judge also said at the time that Oladele "has engaged positively in a process of rehabilitation and that this has had the impact of reducing the risk of reoffending".

Is there any evidence that it is possible to rehabilitate sex

DdraigGoch · 02/05/2026 01:48

ColinOfficeTrolley · 01/05/2026 07:43

I don't think male judges should be able to preside over rape cases.

Considering the miniscule amount of prosecutions, I don't think this is a big ask.

I'm not sure that you'll find female judges to be any better.

I've heard of cases where a female defence lawyer presented the victim's choice of underwear to the jury with the implication that the victim was "asking for it".

WearyAuldWumman · 02/05/2026 01:42

Bringemout · 01/05/2026 08:01

It really should be automatic deportation for anyone who breaks the law. I really don’t care if they have a family or will be deported to a war zone. It’s really not that hard to not rape or assualt anyone. The majority of us get through the day without committing a single crime.

This used to be the case.

My late father was a Displaced Person who was allowed to come to the UK in the late 1940s. The conditions were that he had to sign a contract to work where he was needed for a specific period of time, he had to report to the local police station on a weekly basis and he would be deported if he ever committed a crime.

I'll add that those DPs who originated from countries which finished up being behind the Iron Curtain would have been executed if they'd been returned to their original home.

He had no problem in complying with all this.

I don't understand why similar arrangements are no longer in place.

ElenOfTheWays · 02/05/2026 01:13

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 18:37

I'm not sure what the point of this post is, are you trying to prove you're more angry about rape than anyone else on the thread?
As much as we can fantasise at sending people who commit these crimes to a fantastical realm, Its not an option the courts have at their disposal.

I'm not trying to prove anything. Perhaps I should have said send him to the afterlife instead. I wasn't referring to a "fantastical realm" I was suggesting I wouldn't have an issue if he was sentenced to the death penalty.

I don't actually believe a literal Hell anyway.

Tauranga · 01/05/2026 23:09

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 20:06

The one who made threats to and harassed two of his female employees?

Two points:

He is the only man in Parliament trying to get justice for girls and women who have been raped abused and murdered by the Pakastani rape gangs. This is a fact but you want to move the focus away from his tireless support of the working class. You want to direct the conversation.

He was accused by Nigel Farage of harassing 2 members of staff, police found no evidence.
He was accused of having alseimers. He was accused of owning guns illegally. Accused by Reform.

ClassyCuckoo · 01/05/2026 21:57

JHound · 01/05/2026 19:33

We did not “import him” from Nigeria. So your “Nigerian friends” (pretending they exist) opinions are irrelevant.

He was “imported” as a child from Italy.

He is a Nigerian citizen. Not Italian and not British

FernandoSor · 01/05/2026 21:08

PoppinjayPolly · 01/05/2026 20:57

Lucky he has a righteous person like you defending him..

Stating fact isn’t defending anyone. This case has nothing to do with asylum.

He should have been deported after his first
offence but it appears the Home Office messed up.

Hopefully he will be deported after his current sentence.

PoppinjayPolly · 01/05/2026 20:57

FernandoSor · 01/05/2026 20:47

This isn’t an asylum case. The offender is not and never has been an asylum seeker so I fail to see your point.

Lucky he has a righteous person like you defending him..

PoppinjayPolly · 01/05/2026 20:56

Naunet · 01/05/2026 17:58

And you treat women who raise concerns about importing rapists, as if they must be the same as Farage? Women here arent responsible for him or other men of his ilk, we have very justified reasons to be concerned. It's extremely insulting to suggest we don't care about British rapists just because we're angry at the importation of more.

And just to add, many of us are aware that men weaponise rape for their own causes, that doesn't mean women should have to be silent about our own concerns or that our silly little minds have been brainwashed by men.

Edited

This, I don’t understand the self righteousness of the posters who do the “why are you still going on about being raped?! Why are you being so awful and mean to this poor man?! What have you got against him?!”

FernandoSor · 01/05/2026 20:47

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 01/05/2026 14:53

We should cut all legal aid for asylum claims. The money syphoned to lawyers vs the home office is staggering and we end up with POS like this.

This isn’t an asylum case. The offender is not and never has been an asylum seeker so I fail to see your point.

FernandoSor · 01/05/2026 20:44

MaybeThisTimeILlbeLucky · 01/05/2026 16:36

I think previous posters had it .

Don't let men preside over rape cases

What exactly did the judge in this rape case do that wasn’t to your satisfaction? He was found guilty by a jury and convicted.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 01/05/2026 20:17

Lemonthyme · 01/05/2026 16:04

Only 2.6% of rape offences reported to police result in a charge or summons.

Rape: Levels of prosecutions - House of Lords Library

It's increasing. Slowly. But fact is for those concerned that he'll get out some day? Over 97% of offenders never get close to even being put inside.

Want something to get angry about? Get fucking angry about that.

Yes, it’s a shocking statistic.
His word against her word, in a stranger rape case it’s probably easier to prove there was no consent when a woman is randomly attacked.
Remembering the young mother who passed out in the park and died from him sticking his penis down her throat, choked to death by a penis. Barbarism.
Jurors were not told of Iidow's previous convictions for sexual offences. Nice.

Poetnojo · 01/05/2026 20:14

deeahgwitch · 01/05/2026 08:02

We have a male judge in Ireland who hands out pathetic little sentences to rapists and attackers of women. 🥲

Nolan! He 100% needs his harddrive checked.

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 20:06

Tauranga · 01/05/2026 19:19

The o ky man in politwhobis standing up for the girls who have been murdered, raped, abused beyond belief and degraded by Pakastani grooming gangs is Rupert Lowe.

I think you'd call him Far Right.

I call him RIGHT.

The one who made threats to and harassed two of his female employees?

JHound · 01/05/2026 19:33

Ponoka7 · 01/05/2026 16:52

My Nigerian female friends are astounded at how we are importing the men and the attitudes they are trying to escape from. It's even more astounding when her application for her Mum and Sister to visit are denied. They are financially solvent and have no wish to reside in the UK. No doubt this man is part of the resaons Nigeria is so dangerous for women and children. A third of the male prisoners could be deported. Violent male criminals aren't imprisoned because of a lack of spaces. Meanwhile women who commit non violent offences are going to prison. Conditions in women's prisons are worse than men's because they have to pander to them to keep control. We should be having sensible discussions on deportation. We aren't even deporting child rapists/kidnappers and there's no reason why we shouldn't.

We did not “import him” from Nigeria. So your “Nigerian friends” (pretending they exist) opinions are irrelevant.

He was “imported” as a child from Italy.

Tauranga · 01/05/2026 19:19

Lemonthyme · 01/05/2026 10:59

I don't want him to stay @Trint. I just recognise it's complicated. I also think it's being weaponised by the far right in a way that's deeply unhelpful. In a way where most of them don't give a crap about women nor VAWG and they're weaponising this because of his race. When they genuinely stand up for all victims of male violence, I'll be more convinced they give a shit.

The o ky man in politwhobis standing up for the girls who have been murdered, raped, abused beyond belief and degraded by Pakastani grooming gangs is Rupert Lowe.

I think you'd call him Far Right.

I call him RIGHT.

Birdsongisangry · 01/05/2026 18:37

ElenOfTheWays · 01/05/2026 15:45

where do you think he should be sent to?

I personally wouldn't have a problem with him being sent straight to Hell.

He won't be coming back from there, will he?

Edited

I'm not sure what the point of this post is, are you trying to prove you're more angry about rape than anyone else on the thread?
As much as we can fantasise at sending people who commit these crimes to a fantastical realm, Its not an option the courts have at their disposal.

Naunet · 01/05/2026 17:58

Lemonthyme · 01/05/2026 17:19

No @Naunet but what frustrates me is the likes of Farage et al weaponising it when they are silent about other VAWG in general.

And you treat women who raise concerns about importing rapists, as if they must be the same as Farage? Women here arent responsible for him or other men of his ilk, we have very justified reasons to be concerned. It's extremely insulting to suggest we don't care about British rapists just because we're angry at the importation of more.

And just to add, many of us are aware that men weaponise rape for their own causes, that doesn't mean women should have to be silent about our own concerns or that our silly little minds have been brainwashed by men.