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Failed Egyptian asylum seeker who raped schoolgirl, 14, says he cannot be deported because he is bisexual

A failed asylum seeker who raped a schoolgirl has claimed he cannot be deported back to Egypt because he is bisexual. Karam Majdi was jailed for seven years in May 2018 after being convicted of raping the 14-year-old following a six-day trial at Brighton Crown Court. Majdi, a student who was living...

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What happened Failed Egyptian asylum seeker who raped schoolgirl, 14, says he cannot be deported because he is bisexual.
The headline split GB News frames it as "Failed Egyptian asylum seeker who raped schoolgirl, 14, says he cannot be deported becaus...". Daily Mail UK frames it as "Failed asylum seeker who raped a 14-year-old schoolgirl he met online says he shouldn't b...".
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GB NewsNews report · Jul 24, 8:09 AM

Failed Egyptian asylum seeker who raped schoolgirl, 14, says he cannot be deported because he is bisexual

A failed asylum seeker who raped a schoolgirl has claimed he cannot be deported back to Egypt because he is bisexual. Karam Majdi was jailed for seven years in May 2018 after being convicte...

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The SunNews report · Jul 24, 9:55 AM

Illegal migrant, 27, who raped schoolgirl, 14, ‘shouldn’t be deported from Britain because he’s bisexual’

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AN ASYLUM seeker who raped a 14-year-old girl has insisted he can't be deported to Egypt because he's bisexual. Karam Majdi, 27, allegedly lied when he came to the UK by small boat in 2016...

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Daily Mail UKNews report · Jul 24, 8:56 AM

Failed asylum seeker who raped a 14-year-old schoolgirl he met online says he shouldn't be deported back to Egypt 'because he's bisexual'

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Karam Majdi, 27, travelled to East Croydon in 2017 and raped the schoolgirl in what the judge described as an 'opportunistic' and 'vile' attack that left the victim's thighs black and blue.

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