A serial sex offender who lured his victims by posing as a police officer to better abuse them pleaded guilty Monday, exposing himself to a long prison sentence.
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“Yes,” stammered Mohamad Abdool Koheeallee Monday at the Montreal courthouse, when he was asked if he recognized the facts against him.
Just before, Koheeallee remained silent as the Crown recounted the four sexual assaults he committed in 2019 and 2020.
Each time, the attacker targeted escorts he found on online ad sites. After writing to them, he arranged a meeting. And once the victim was there, he would invent a scenario to attack her.
“He shows her a police badge telling her that the exchange of sexual services for remuneration is illegal and that she exposes herself to legal problems,” explained Mr.e Anna Levin, of the Crown, speaking about the case of one of the victims.
Close eyes
Threatening the escort to take her to the police station “and that she will have expensive legal fees to pay”, the fake policeman then offered to close his eyes, in exchange for a sexual service.
In another case, Koheeallee pretended he was an investigator, showing off a badge of the “Montreal Urban Community”, a term that has not existed since 2001. Despite everything, he managed to put enough pressure on the escort to repeatedly sexually assault him “in order not to arrest him”.
“The individual will let her leave a little further,” added M.e Wine.
He did it again a few months later, but the victim managed to escape.
Police complaints were filed and thanks to distinctive traits, Koheeallee was eventually arrested. And following the media coverage of the case, another victim came forward.
“She recognized her attacker in the photo accompanying an article [du Journal] recounting his arrest”, one can read in the summary of the facts.
He avoids a long trial
Detained since, the false policeman spared no effort to be released, in vain. His trial was to begin on Monday, for two weeks, but he finally cut the judicial process short.
Instead, he pleaded guilty to eight counts, including falsely impersonating a police officer, as well as sexual assault and uttering threats.
Koheeallee will return to court at the end of the summer for sentencing. In the meantime, he will undergo a sexological evaluation, in order to guide the court on the sentence which he should receive.