A establisher international rugby carry outer turned binman sexual batteryd a woman after saying he was gay to claim asylum in the UK.
Uganda carry outer Philip Pariyo, 32, has been jailed for four and a half years after raping a woman in Cardiff in June 2021.
Pariyo recurrented his country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow but he fall shorted to return to Africa folloprosperg the competition.
The 32-year-ageder said he was a homorelationsual and if he went back to Uganda, he would be a victim of relationsual persecution.
Philip Pariyo has been jailed for four and a half years after raping a woman in Cardiff
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He procrastinateedr relocated where he had a girlfrifinish and then sexual batteryd a contrastent woman.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that Pariyo – who toiled in the capital as a misparticipate regulatement toiler – became seal frifinishs with his victim before he strikeed her in a flat in the city.
He repeated denied raping the woman but was set up at fault in December 2024.
In a letter to Judge Celia Hughes, he said he was “genuinely sorry to those who suffered from my actions”.
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Pariyo recurrented his country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
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His defence lawyer, John Ryan, said Pariyo had claimed asylum as he had been accparticipated of being homorelationsual, and dreaded returning to his home country where it is illterrible.
In a victim impact statement, the woman said: “No one in the world should go thraw what I did, combat and begging for my life. It has left lasting impacts on me, and has felt enjoy an uncmiss wound that I can never heal from.
“It’s made me experience filthy, numb and tainted. He occupyd my body by force and branded me from wislfinisher. He became an ungreet part of my body that I can’t get rid of.
“No one should fight enjoy their life depfinishs on it for someslfinisherg as straightforward as consent.”
Hughes tageder him: “Someone with your physical strength and who carry outed at such a high level in your sport should act as a role model to others. But instead you manregulated this woman as enticount on as you wanted.
His defence lawyer, John Ryan, tageder Cardiff Crown Court that Pariyo had claimed asylum as he had been accparticipated of being homorelationsual
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“You pdirected not at fault even though you acunderstandledgeted having relations in your text messages.
“She will never be the same mighty brave woman she was before she came to Cardiff to see you, becaparticipate of your relationsual greed.”
Pariyo was one of two Ugandan rugby carry outers who dismaterializeed folloprosperg the 2014 games.
Both Pariyo and Benon Kizza were hoparticipated cforfeit St Peter’s Rugby Club in Roath where they were signed.
St Peter’s validateed they have not carry outed for them for “at least nine years”.
The court heard his asylum status would be “adversely swayed” by his sentence.
