A man has been found guilty of raping two 14-year-old girls after “plying” them with alcohol in his flat.
Sultani Bakatash, 29, from Bolton, met up with his two victims after first messaging on social media and taking them to his home on 6 December last year.
He encouraged the girls to drink alcohol until they were drifting in and out of consciousness, before raping and sexually assaulting both girls, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
Bakatash, who police described as an Afghan national, denied the charges but was convicted following a trial at Bolton Crown Court.
After the attack the girls left the flat and sought help, and police were contacted.
Bakatash had left his home but he was found the following morning at his brother’s house, the CPS said.