Try this for the champion of low acts that I’ve heard of in recent times.

Raouf Philopos was staying overnight at Westmead Childrens’ Hospital in Sydney, having been given permission by hospital staff to sit in a chair for the night to be with his 6 year old son, who was recovering from a severe asthma attack. In the bed next to his son was a teenage girl.

So what did good old Raouf do? According to the evidence in court, he approached her and started massaging her shoulders and ran his hands to her lower back, waist and thighs. He then indecently assaulted and raped her. The girl was in hospital suffering depression and severe social phobia. Because of her illness she did not raise the alarm immediately, but later that day told her psychiatrist.

When interviewed by police, Philopos denied touching the girl, and said he spent the whole time looking after his sick son. But at his trial he gave different versions and accused the victim of acting in a “very seductive way towards him” (the “she begged me for it” defence). Philopos’ DNA was found on the victim’s breast and semen samples found he could not be excluded as the source of the partial DNA profile. He was charged with six counts of indecent assault and rape. He was convicted and sentenced to a maximum 12 years’ jail for the offence.

He appealed on the grounds he was suffering a psychiatric condition at the time of the attack and was not fit to stand trial. Now someone tell me, what is this psychiatric condition that tells you its ok to start fondling and then rape a young girl lying in a hospital bed, when you’re supposed to be looking out for your young, sick son?

Last week when his appeal was rejected in the Supreme Court. Oh, and his wife has filed for divorce.

12 years doesn’t seem enough for this type of scum!