Security guard accused of rape 'was not allowed to work in UK'

A nightclub security guard accused of raping a 19-year-old was not permitted to work in the UK and used false ID to get the job, a court has heard.

Morenikeji Adewole, 47, from Dartford, Kent, is on trial accused of raping the woman in his car near Heaven nightclub in central London in the early hours of November 1, 2024, which he denies.

He had been in the UK on a five year tourist visa that did not allow him to work in the country, Southwark Crown Court heard on Tuesday.

It also meant he could not stay for more than six months at a time and he returned to Nigeria when those stints were up, jurors were told.

The defendant had been employed at Heaven under the name Olusola Julius Alabi and gave a fake name to police when he was arrested following the alleged rape, the court heard.