Barrister shouts ‘I didn’t do it’ and collapses in dock after being convicted of raping Tinder date
A BARRISTER shouted “I didn’t do it” and collapsed in the dock after being convicted of rape.
Robin Jacobs, 39, had consensual sex with his female Tinder date before he carried out an unwanted sexual assault, a court was told.
It continued for up to 30 seconds until she screamed at him to stop.
Jacobs, a respected barrister, then told her “It’s not funny, I shouldn’t laugh” before chuckling.
The Old Bailey heard he has Autism Spectrum Disorder and struggles to read social signals.
He said he would have stopped immediately if she told him to at his flat in September 2017.
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Jacobs, of Woodford, East London, denied rape but was convicted following a week-long retrial.
The couple had been on two dates before the rape in 2017 and had bonded over their work with disabled children.
Jacobs was called to the Bar in July 2006.
After Jacobs composed himself, Judge John Hillen sentenced him to four years in prison.
