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A case that began with a hallway rape and with at least five onlookers never calling police ended in Ramsey County District Court on Friday with a defendant seeking probation and treatment -- not a prison sentence -- to battle his demons.
Turns out, he'll battle them in prison.
Rage Ibrahim, 26, was sentenced to 12 years in prison -- the term recommended by state sentencing guidelines -- for an attack that occurred early Aug. 21 in an apartment building in the 300 block of S. Winthrop Street in St. Paul.
Ibrahim, a Somali immigrant who reportedly witnessed the murders of his father and two brothers in Mogadishu when he was 7 years old, was in an "immoral wilderness" of alcohol abuse for the two years before the attack, his attorney said.
But Ramsey County District Judge Michael Fetsch, while acknowledging a past "full of tragedy," told Ibrahim the "present facts are another tragedy."
Ibrahim's mother, Fadumo Warsame, 66, who sat with four relatives in the third row of the courtroom, said later: "The sentence was very harsh. ... It was not fair."
The victim did not attend, nor did she provide a written statement to the court. She is being shunned by the Somali community, prosecutor Jill Gerber said.
In earlier testimony, the woman said she had been drinking with Ibrahim and another man the night of the attack. Ibrahim began to touch her sexually, and when she told him to stop he slapped her and threw her to the floor. She then fled into the hallway, where he sexually assaulted her. A surveillance tape showed people peering out their doors.
A man arriving at the building about 2:35 a.m. finally called police.
After a trial complicated by language difficulties, cultural barriers and religious taboos, Ibrahim was convicted in January of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, in large part because of the violent images captured on the hallway videotape.
In arguing for probation Friday, attorney Jerod Peterson said Ibrahim was an "upstanding citizen" who had been derailed by post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol use. The decision to begin drinking, he said, began when one of Ibrahim's friends -- whose father also had been killed -- told Ibrahim that alcohol helped him to forget the loss.
If sent to prison, Peterson said, Ibrahim would not get the treatment he needed and eventually would leave custody "in much worse condition."
Ibrahim, sobbing, told the judge: "One wrong choice to consume alcohol has cost me." He hoped one day to ask the victim in person to forgive him, he added.
In arguing for the prison sentence, Gerber noted that in presentence interviews Ibrahim indicated how the woman was there to entertain him and a friend and how she "danced for us," that she seemed to be asking for sex.
"Frankly," Gerber said, "he's a danger to the public."
Peterson countered: "He is a danger to the public -- when he drinks."

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There are "demonic ... ( 2 months ago by Helivz)

There are "demonic spirits" attached to some forms of alcohol, mainly whiskey, Jim Beam, Jack Daniels and strong stuff. That gives him no excuse and he should be punished in prison. That is why I don't drink. I am a "high risk" category. My great grandparents, on both sides of the family, were raging alcoholics who ruthlessly beat their wives in front of the kids. My deceased parents came from large families. They were emotionally scarred , for life. I turned out okay because of Jesus Christ.

whatever poor ... ( 2 months ago by nickt0185)

whatever poor judgment was involved on the girls part, the fact that any MAN would just walk away from that goes to show that cowardice is a plague with which you have obviously been afflicted. if i were in that situation, i wouldnt be thinking about what i could potentially be charged with, because i would be too busy painting that guy with everything i had. and, in the end, whatever charges were brought, i would thank god that i was there, and i would pray that that poor girl was not hurt.

Well done ! I'd ... ( 2 months ago by portersbabe)

Well done ! I'd love to hunt the dirty fuckers down !

NO NO NO! You got ... ( 2 months ago by gat0rbball)

NO NO NO! You got it ALL wrong. The point is to not allow the piece of shit to make it to trial because he doesnt DESERVE one. If he is without a doubt raping someone, shoot the fucker. Dont make the government waste money on all that court time and prison space on his sorry ass. Hell, stab him dead, just make sure he is DOA(dead on arrival) when the cops arrive.

Sounds like the UK ... ( 1 month ago by EmperorMarcusNovius)

Sounds like the UK only people are too afraid to intervene as they are afraid some chav in a hoodie might stab them.

i would have beat ... ( 1 month ago by Hunkashi)

i would have beat that rapist peace of scum to hell how sad is a person to rape anyone i wouldn't care if i got arrested as long as i stopped him from hurting someone

i agree wit u dude ( 1 month ago by 39willieparker39)

i agree wit u dude

Shut the fuck up ( 1 month ago by G08208)

Shut the fuck up

I am amazed they ... ( 1 month ago by KoRnmunk00)

I am amazed they didn't blow themselves up...mmm I wonder what happened to their taxi cab company.

honestly wa u all ... ( 1 month ago by pashtun631)

honestly wa u all say who gives a fuk hes not here hes in jail... but if he is A muslim he should have been stoned for first raping witch in islam is forbidden then on top of tha he was drinkin whitch is another huge sinn... imma muslim n i have no sympathy for him i think he should rot in jaill till he dies n then face his Lord and explain y he drank n raped tha girl.. and plus u cnt blame ur past issues for what u do now... i know he saw his family die but drinkn isnt the answer n he knows tha

I don't appreciate ... ( 1 month ago by andy9306)

I don't appreciate the sexism of your statement. However, I do agree that it is disheartening to think that others could just allow such a thing to happen. I would have at least restrained him physically, if he resisted to the point where I was in danger I would have dislocated his shoulder and phoned the authorities, thereby ending the conflict.

C´monn!!! fuck off, ... ( 1 month ago by XxXKaimXxX)

C´monn!!! fuck off, That asshole rape a poor girl, and u said its because alcohol???nobody make him do that, i dont care what fucking kind of category was that son of a bitch,..he did it under his own free will, nobody pushed him to do it, that asshole deserves to DIE..I hate that kind of people that relies their responsabilities in bullshit!! i hope they kill that motherfucker

ur gay ( 1 month ago by XxXKaimXxX)

ur gay

not suprised, raoe ... ( 1 month ago by zigzagbigbag)

not suprised, raoe is part of their culture.

I remember this ... ( 1 month ago by DetectiveErickson)

I remember this case... Even though i didn't work on it, But that guy is a piece of shit and should have gottn life sentence instead of 12... This is why I am a cop in Minnesota...

You should send ... ( 1 month ago by yamatovergil3)

You should send that piece of shit back to Somalia in a box.

I don't like this ... ( 1 month ago by upsetpisslam)

I don't like this anti-boy sexism. I support anger-retaliation rapists. I hate bullies. Bullies misuses their powers and harm helpless little boys. After years of continued abuse from society, these boys because anger-retaliation rapists, and I don't blame them.

I support ... ( 1 month ago by upsetpisslam)

I support anger-retaliation rapists. I hate bullies. Society is a bully that continually abuses helpless little boys. After being abused to no end, these boys grow up to be anger-retaliation rapists and I don't blame them.

I support ... ( 1 month ago by upsetpisslam)

I support anger-retaliation rapists. I hate bullies. Society is a bully that continually abuses helpless little boys. After being abused to no end, these boys eventually grow up to be anger-retaliation rapists and I don't blame them. If society is going to spoil little girls rotten while brutalizing little boys, then society deserves to suffer the rapes of its girls.

shut up mate! where ... ( 1 month ago by Y777MAY)

shut up mate! where u from then!?

I seriously would ... ( 1 month ago by LIVERLADD)

I seriously would have stopped him in my own specially violent way

Dont worry, if he ... ( 4 weeks ago by Andybabez)

Dont worry, if he likes rape so much he'll probably be well catered for in prison, especially when he drops the soap lol. I missed the Ex-muslim Council Of Britain conference on Oct 10th in London.. so gutted! Richard Dawkins was there too! If that movement grows in strength (as it is in other countries eg Ex muslim Council of Scandinavia, Canada, Germany) it may be possible to crush Islam between new apostates on the one hand and we infidels on the other, with no room in between lol

i lived in ... ( 2 weeks ago by switchfooted1987)

i lived in rochester mn for 17 years and it was a very safe place to live.

what about the ... ( 2 weeks ago by Madden1964)

what about the victims? why should they be defiled because someone grew up to be full of anger and go around raping people. thats the biggest amount of bullshit ever. rape is worse then bullying and no one has the right to rape and defile a woman OR man. like murderers, pedos and other evil people they all come from different walks of life. rape is rape. no excuses.