A MAN has been jailed after being found guilty of sexual offences against two women.
West Yorkshire Police have said Rashid Boachie, 44, has been jailed for 15 years and six months after being found guilty of sexual offences against two women in Leeds.
Boachie was found guilty at Leeds Crown Court on February 19 of rape and sexual assault.
He appeared at the court again today (March 25) where he was sentenced to an extended sentence of 15 years and six months.
He was convicted after his DNA was linked to a 2021 unsolved rape investigation following his arrest for another sexual offence in Leeds.
She had become separated from friends
In the early hours of August, 10 2025, Boachie targeted a woman who had become separated from her friends while on a night out in Leeds.
CCTV showed Boachie talking with the victim before taking her to an alleyway behind the Travelodge hotel on Blayds Yard.
Boachie sexually assaulted her but walked away when a staff member from the hotel heard the woman’s cries for help and intervened.
Boachie was identified after a media appeal was made which included CCTV images of him in the vicinity of the offence.
DNA matched him to a previous victim
He was arrested on August 14 and, as part of his arrest, DNA samples were taken.
His DNA was found to match DNA found on the jeans of the victim in a rape investigation from 2021.
The earlier offence had been reported to the police and investigated at the time, but no suspect could be identified.
It occurred on August 2021 in the Beeston area of Leeds.
The victim in that case had been drinking with friends, and a number of taxis had been called to take them into the city centre.
The victim had stepped away from her friends for a short period and mistakenly got into Boachie’s car thinking it was a taxi.
Instead of taking her home as requested, Boachie first took her to one car park which was too busy before taking her to another empty car park where he raped her.
While in the car, the victim was able to send a short video message in which she can be heard saying “help me.”
Boachie has been remanded in custody since his arrest and charge in August last year.
Rashid Boachie (Image: WYP)
He preyed upon heavily intoxicated, vulnerable women
“In both cases, Boachie has deliberately preyed on heavily intoxicated, vulnerable women who have become separated from their friends. He is a dangerous sexual predator who will hopefully now be behind bars for a long time,” said Detective Inspector Jodie Hayes, of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team.
“The victims have both shown immense courage throughout, and I am sorry that despite the evidence against him, Boachie refused to admit what he had done, resulting in them having to go through the trial process.
“Members of the public played a valuable role in helping us identify Boachie in the CCTV images from the 2025 offence. By arresting him for that offence, we were able to then link him back to the earlier offence.
“Cases like this are never fully closed, we will always act on any new evidence to get justice for victims.
“There were four years between these offences and there is potential that Boachie has committed other crimes during that time. If anyone has been a victim of an offence, we would urge them to report it. You will be supported throughout by specially trained officers, as these two victims have been.”
