Failed Egyptian asylum seeker who raped schoolgirl, 14, says he cannot be deported because he is bisexual

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Failed Egyptian asylum seeker who raped schoolgirl, 14, says he cannot be deported because he is bisexual.

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A failed asylum seeker who raped a schoolgirl has claimed he cannot be deported back to Egypt because he is bisexual.

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Karam Majdi was jailed for seven years in May 2018 after being convicted of raping the 14-year-old following a six-day trial at Brighton Crown Court.Majdi, a student who was living at an address in Seafield Road, Hove, at the time of his arrest in 2017, met the schoolgirl at East Croydon station before travelling to a nearby hostel, where he raped her.Now, the 27-year-old has told a tribunal he cannot be deported after claiming his sexuality would lead to him being persecuted in Egypt.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say At a deportation tribunal on Thursday, it was heard he was deemed "high risk to children" during his imprisonment, reports MailOnline.

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Representing the Home Office, George Mavrantonis, said: "Since 2021 he claimed to be bisexual.

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