Men jailed for rape of teenage girl in hotel room

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Eleanor MaslinEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Shahram Ibrehemi, 20 (left) and Riley Smith, 19, were sentenced at Grimsby Crown Court

Humberside Police Two custody photographs of men side by side. On the left is a man with short black hair, a black beard and moustache frowning as he looks into the camera wearing a green top. On the right is a man with ginger hair and a black top leaning against a grey wall. — Shahram Ibrehemi, 20 (left) and Riley Smith, 19, were sentenced at Grimsby Crown Court

Two men who "preyed on" and raped a vulnerable 13-year-old girl in a hotel room have been jailed, police said.

Humberside Police said it received a report on 26 December 2024 that a girl was taken into a hotel room on Anlaby Road in Hull and raped repeatedly by a man while another kept watch.

The force said Shahram Ibrehemi, 20, of Bridlington, and Riley Smith, 19, of no fixed abode, had found her "highly intoxicated" on Paragon Street that evening before "exploiting her vulnerabilities" and taking her to the hotel room.

Both men were sentenced at Grimsby Crown Court on 30 January.

Humberside Police said Smith had been staying in a hotel room in Hull city centre and met up with Ibrehemi earlier in the day.

The force said the men had approached the girl on Paragon Street and asked for her phone number, before returning to the street later in the night and taking her back to the hotel room, despite knowing her age and having to support her to stand.

Smith was said to have "kept a look out" while Ibrehemi raped the girl, according to the force.

'No remorse'

Smith denied three counts of rape before he was found guilty by a jury at a Grimsby Crown Court trial in July 2025.

He was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Ibrehemi pleaded guilty to three counts of rape at earlier court appearances.

He was sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison.

Both men have been placed on the sex offenders register for life.

Det Con Mark Tomlinson said: "During interview, both men denied knowing each other beforehand and showed no remorse for their actions.

"This has been an incredibly traumatic experience for the young girl, particularly having to go through the court process.

"I want to commend her bravery. It is because of her courage that these two men are now behind bars and unable to subject anyone else to their abhorrent behaviour."

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