“Your offending was deliberate and you knew what you were doing,” he said.
The women were entitled to feel safe in the nightclub and the scale of Rayan’s crimes was concerning, Rozen said.
Rayan was a PwC IT worker.
He noted that three victim impact statements were read to the court, where the women described their ongoing anxiety and shattered sense of security.
Rozen also decided Rayan’s moral culpability was considerable and said the 34-year-old lacked insight into his offending, which was concerning.
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But the judge accepted the sexual assaults were at the lower end of seriousness, given Rayan’s victims were adults and the attacks were fleeting.
His risk of reoffending was also low, given he had no prior offences, no pending charges and no diagnosed mental health conditions, Rozen said.
“I accept this offending was out of character for you,” the judge said.
Rayan was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order with 180 hours of unpaid community work.
He will also have to complete treatment for alcohol abuse and programs to reduce his risk of reoffending.
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