Care worker jailed for rape

The Malawi native was working illegally in Nottingham

A care worker who raped a woman with a mental age of two has been jailed for 12 years and recommended for deportation.

Phillip Kambeta, 33, from Malawi was working illegally in Nottingham residential home when he raped the 24-year-old woman, who is not able to speak.

She had an abortion after the rape.

Kambeta, who has a wife and two children in Malawi, central Africa, entered Britain as a tourist on 23 January 2000, said John Warren, QC, prosecuting.

Once you found she was unable to speak her fate was sealed

Crown court judge

Both the judge and the woman's family are calling for an inquiry into how Kambeta was allowed to work at the residential home.

The court heard that he was using the national insurance number of someone living in Guildford, Surrey who was unaware of the fact.

Kambeta, who denied having intercourse with the women during an unsupervised nightshift, was convicted by a jury of rape on Monday when sentencing was adjourned for reports.

In February last year he worked at a home for the elderly in Middlesex.

No references

The matron was not concerned about his lack of experience because he was supervised.

But the matron would not have employed him again because he let her down, said Mr Warren.

In May last year Kambeta applied to join a national agency and got the work at the home in Nottingham.

"The agency did not follow up the reference he gave but if they had he would not have been given a favourable one," said Mr Warren.

The judge told Kambeta: "Once you found she was unable to speak her fate was sealed.

"Had you not made her pregnant you would have got away with it."

The court heard the woman was now at home with her parents.