Sadeq Nikzad, a 29-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl in Falkirk, Scotland, on October 16, 2023. Nikzad, who arrived in the UK illegally via a small boat in 2021, targeted the teenager in a town center. His defense lawyer, Janice Green, argued that Nikzad was unaware of "cultural differences" between the UK and Afghanistan, where child marriage is common.

[https://www.mailplus.co.uk/scottish-edition/news/413677/asylum-seeker-who-raped-girl-15-was-not-aware-of-cultural-differences-claims-his-lawyer](https://www.mailplus.co.uk/scottish-edition/news/413677/asylum-seeker-who-raped-girl-15-was-not-aware-of-cultural-differences-claims-his-lawyer)

[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14826407/Asylum-seeker-raped-girl-15-not-aware-cultural-differences-claims-lawyer.html](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14826407/Asylum-seeker-raped-girl-15-not-aware-cultural-differences-claims-lawyer.html)

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