Moment ‘predator' accused of posing as Uber driver to attack woman is stopped by cops who found ‘rape kit' in car
THIS is the moment a man who allegedly posed as an Uber driver to attack a woman was stopped by cops with a "rape" kit, a court heard.
Graham Head is accused of sexually assaulting the 25-year-old after offering her a free ride home in the early hours.
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Graham Head was pulled over by police after allegedly assaulting a woman
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He has denied the charges against him
Jurors at Lewes Crown Court heard she managed to read the driver's number plate after being attacked.
She then called 999 to report being assaulted by a man in latex gloves and a Covid mask who was the driver of a car with registration staring L21, it was said.
The court was told Head was a "sexual predator" who "slipped up" the night he was arrested.
In footage shown to jurors, police can be seen talking to Head, 68, after pulling him over in Brighton.
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He is asked by the officers he had any interaction with a female in the minutes before he was stopped.
Head tells police through a blue face mask: 'No, I haven't.
'I'm going back to Pevensey.'
Officers tell Head his personalised registration matches a partial plate given by the woman minutes before.
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He tells police: 'Definitely not me, no.'
As he is speaking, police decide to search his car where they found latex gloves, viagra, condoms and a balaclava that allegedly formed a rape kit.
When asked why he had the condoms and viagra, Head said: "I'm a normal red blooded male".
The court heard Head later changed his story and told police he had picked the woman up as she looked "worse for wear".
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He said: "I know I haven't done it.
'If I took her to the correct address, that's not kidnapping.
'I never said to her I was an Uber driver, I've never said that ever.
'I did not sexually assault that lady, I didn't."
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Jurors heard police later found business cards advertising him as a "N-Uber driver" that were emblazoned with the slogan "Safe and Reliable - For All Occasions".
Head is also accused of assaulting an 19-year-old woman he picked up near Hove Park.
The two attacks allegedly took place in the early hours of August 19 and November 18, 2022.
The 25-year-old woman has since died, the jury was told.
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Head denies kidnapping, attempted rape and three sexual assaults.
The trial continues.
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Head's number plate allegedly matched with a partial plate given by the woman
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