Abu Dhabi: A man who offered a woman a lift in his car and then raped her was on Tuesday sentenced to three years and three months in jail, followed by deportation, by the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of First Instance.

The convict, G.M., a Pakistani, was also fined Dh5,000. At a previous court hearing, G.M.'s victim H.H. said the defendant had offered her a lift while she had been waiting for a taxi in the Corniche area.
 
H.H. said she had initially refused G.M's offer and continued to wait. G.M. had then driven by once again after a period of time. H.H. told the court that this time, she had accepted his offer because she was reportedly tired from the long wait.

According to H.H.'s statement, G.M. had then driven to a spot in the Khalidiya area, jumped into the back seat of the car, and raped her. G.M. had denied the charges and had said that he had had consensual sex with his victim.