Uber driver who raped a 17-year-old girl while she was asleep in the back seat is jailed for eight years
- Onur Dedeoglu was jailed for eight years after raping one of his passengers
- The girl, 17, woke up to find Dedeoglu on top of her and kissing her in his Uber
- The 39-year-old Uber driver was found guilty at trial and jailed for eight years
A Sydney Uber driver who raped a 17-year-old passenger snoozing alone in the back of his car has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.
The victim was the last of three school friends in the car after Onur Dedeoglu was booked to drive the group home in August 2018.
The teenager woke to the Uber driver on top of her, kissing her and with his hand down her trousers.
Onur Dedeoglu was jailed for eight years after raping a 17-year-old passenger in August 2017
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Dedeoglu was found guilty at trial of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of assault with an act of indecency.
His lack of remorse and continued argument that the girl in effect propositioned him 'speaks to him having no insight', NSW District Court Judge Nicole Noman said when sentencing the 39-year-old.
'(The victim) was asleep and unable to protect herself,' the judge said.
'She placed herself in a position of trust (and Dedeoglu) took advantage of the situation.'
Dedeoglu must serve a non-parole period of six years.
His sentence was backdated to April 2019 to account for time in immigration detention and that already served in prison.
Dedeoglu was found guilty at trial of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of assault with an act of indecency
