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Congolese Asylum Seeker Admits to Rape, Faces Deportation

4/17/2025

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Anicet Mayela, a 41-year-old Congolese asylum seeker, has admitted to committing three grave sex offences, including rape, during attacks in Oxford between 2016 and 2017. With a prior conviction for raping a 15-year-old and nearly 11 years in prison, he faces sentencing on June 6, while battling ongoing deportation efforts since his arrival in the UK in 2004.

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Anicet Mayela, a 41-year-old Congolese asylum seeker, has admitted to committing three grave sex offences, including rape, during attacks in Oxford between 2016 and 2017. With a prior conviction for raping a 15-year-old and nearly 11 years in prison, he faces sentencing on June 6, while battling ongoing deportation efforts since his arrival in the UK in 2004.