CHATLINE ROBBER: “GAY MEN WERE EASY TARGETS”
News by HOMOVISION on November 5, 2009 at 3:27 pm
A man who robbed gay men he met on gay chatlines has been jailed for six years.
Adil Zahid, 27, fromWalthamstow, pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery and one count of handling a stolen vehicle. He said his motives for attacking the men were strategic rather than homophobic as he believed targeting gay men would make easy targets.
During one incident Zahid took a knife and forced his victim to take him home where he took a laptop, stereo and jewellery. Although victims were threatened with stabbings if they refused, none were injured.
Judge Peter Ader said: “You met these men intending them to believe that they were going to form a connection with you. Having gained their confidence…you proceeded to rob them.
“It was a detailed ploy on your part to attract potential victims who had money, having believed they were going on an evening of entertainment, and who might be embarrased to come forward because of the nature of the crime”.
He added: “I recognise you are an intelligent man but you should be using your intelligence in different ways. You can spend a large portion of your life in prison and waste it or you could put your intelligence to good use, get a job and earn a living to fund your lifestyle.”
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