34-year-old taxi driver Jagdeep Singh who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his passenger is being deported to India, reports.
Singh sexually assaulted a female passenger in December 2015. He picked her up from Crown casino in Melbourne and drove her to her home in Clayton.
He put his hand on her legs while driving the car, and upon reaching the destination, got out and grabbed her forcibly, it was reported.
The girl tried to get away however he pressed himself up against her and tried to kiss her before he ran off when girl succeeded in drawing a housemate’s attention by screaming.
Singh pleaded guilty to the assault and was sentenced to 18-month community corrections order in December 2015 requiring him to do 150 hours of unpaid community service, reports.
His visa was cancelled too by the Immigration Department however Singh, appealed against this visa cancellation before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
The AAT reinstated Singh’s visa in November 2016 citing the cancellation had adversely affected Singh’s ability to manage his psychological condition while being treated by a psychologist. It was also pointed out that his wife had shown depressive symptoms.
Despite AAT’s ruling, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton exercised his power to overrule the ruling by the tribunal and has ordered deportation for Singh.
Australian Border Force officers arrived at his home in Melbourne on Monday night and have detained him before his deportation back to India.
Singh arrived as a dependent on his wife’s student visa in 2008 and worked as a taxi driver from 2011.
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