06/10/2026
21-year-old Sahil Ali, branded a dangerous offender by a judge, has been jailed for 17.5 years for r**e, coercive and controlling behaviour, and threatening to kill a woman.
Ali exerted abusive and controlling behaviour over his victim, a woman known to him, over the course of two years. He used a tracking app to keep tabs on her and controlled both her money and her access to family and friends. He then started making threats against her life. In January 2025, Ali sent messages to the victim saying he was on his way to her house, and that she’d better ‘JUMP OUT OR IMASTART RAMMING UR DOORBELL’ and ‘IF NOT IMA CAUSE A SCENE…BETTER ANSWER NOW’. He then sent her a photo of her front door.
The next day the victim found the courage to disclose the offences against her to police. While she was still sat with officers making her initial report, Ali started calling and texting her, demanding to know ‘WHY ARE POLICE OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE?’ Realising how much of a risk he posed, officers wasted no time in tracking Ali down, and within 90 minutes of the 999 call they had located and arrested him. Chillingly, he seemed unconcerned about the arrest, and while on the way to custody he asked the officers, “If she drops the case, will it go away?”
During his police interview, Ali chose not to answer most of the questions put to him, and within 24 hours, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had authorised charges. He continued to deny all offences but, following overwhelming evidence presented at trial, he was convicted of multiple counts of r**e, causing someone to engage in sexual activity without consent, CCB, threats to kill, blackmail, threatening to disclose private images, and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Sahil Ali, (30/01/2005), of Woking, was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Friday, 18 September. The judge determined he was a dangerous offender and sentenced him to 17.5 years in prison followed by five years on extended licence. He must serve at least two thirds of his prison term before being considered for release. Ali was also issued with an indefinite restraining order against the victim, a S*xual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), and will be on the S*x Offenders Register for life.
In her statement to the court, the victim said “I am always scared. It is difficult to describe all the ways my life has been affected. Although I know that I have been brave to report what he did to me, I still get recurring thoughts every single day that he will kill me. I see it happening in my mind and it is scary. Being on the stand in the same room as him was killing me inside. I was so scared to say everything out loud, having never told anyone these things before, and then having to say them to the court room and knowing that he was listening. I felt a lot of fear, but it was also empowering, to be able to speak about it for the first time.”
Investigating officer DC Cummins said, “The victim has displayed incredible courage in coming forward and reporting these offences. The process of bringing a case to court is not without its challenges, but she faced each one of them down and showed great resilience in continuing to support the investigation all the way through to conviction, along with the invaluable support of her S*xual Offences Liaison Officer, DC Hughes. Her abuser is a truly dangerous offender, but now he is behind bars, and the victim is finally able to move forward with her life. I hope she finds the peace and freedom she deserves.”
