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| Iranian exchange student gets 18 days for sexual assault in elevator |
| 2008-02-12 |
| Pic of perp at link. Farhood Azarsina will have some time on his hands to think about how his sexual assault on a woman in an elevator at Memorial University affected the victim, and was outright wrong. Azarsina, a 25-year-old Iranian native, will spend 18 days in prison for hugging a woman he had never met and kissing her on the top of her breast while the two were on an elevator in MUNÂ’s University Centre Sept. 27, 2007. In Iran, which one of them would have gone to jail? Provincial court judge David Orr sentenced Azarsina to two months in prison but, as is customary in the court system, gave him credit of three weeks for time he had spent in custody after being arrested and waiting for bail conditions to be met. When handing down sentence today, Orr said, "(Azarsina) failed to appreciate the full seriousness of the offence. He failed to understand the full effect on the victim, except at a superficial level." That's because in his culture, he's the victim in this case. Azarsina was also placed on probation for one year with conditions that include to have no contact with the victim, provide a DNA sample to police, and keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Orr also said Memorial University will have to take whatever steps it feels necessary in the matter. Azarsina is a PhD student in engineering at MUN and has been banned from the campus since the incident. Azarsina pleaded guilty to the sexual assault and, during the sentencing hearing last week, said he acted on impulse and didn't realize the seriousness of the offence until after he was arrested. Yup. Just like I called it. In reading her victim impact statement during the hearing, the victim described how the incident had negatively impacted her life. "It wasn't supposed to be a day I should remember. Instead, it was a day I'll never forget," the 20-year-old said, noting it had turned her into a fearful person who is unable to sleep and doesnÂ’t feel safe anymore. |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #7 The koran says: stone him. Muslims believe that women are property, and violation of sexual exclusivity is a capital offense. Reminder: the koran is the only "sacred" (cough) text of any religion that contains a section of "divison of the spoils of jihad" (an-Fal). When their self-proclaimed "prophet" failed in persuading his Bedouin co-socials to accept his credentials, he made armed robbery and plunder sacred. Respect for Muslims is another form of surrender; they belong back in the desert from where their perverse founder came. |
| Posted by: Captain Ebbuth9710 2008-02-12 16:12 |
| #6 I'm surprised the university hasn't scheduled the girl for mandatory multicultural awareness training. Her reaction to the young man's quaint cultural customs was very insensitive. /3000 REMs of sarcasm |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-02-12 13:31 |
| #5 This is why 20 year old girls should make a point of having plenty of friends -- football players or ROTC, optional. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-12 13:06 |
| #4 A PhD. candidate still thinks if it isn't bagged, it's raw meat that's available. Hmmmmm. And, who is on his review committee ? More Al-Arians ?? |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2907 2008-02-12 11:19 |
| #3 no deportation until the fathe ris told as too where he is staying. beats the hell out of him and then he can go |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-02-12 10:46 |
| #2 He should be beaten then deported. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2008-02-12 10:09 |
| #1 Since he looks like God's gift to wimmen, as most Iranian guys think they are, it was obviously the FILTHY INFIDEL TEMPTRESS'S FAULT!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-12 09:46 |