A British doctor has been deported from Australia after being convicted of r@pe for failing to pay two s£x workers after having s£x with them.
Faraz Mahboob, 32, was sentenced earlier this year after being found guilty in New South Wales, Australia, under laws that recognise failure to pay an agreed fee to a s£x worker as a form of s£xual assault where consent was given on the basis of payment.
Mahboob, who was a student doctor at the time, reportedly solicited the two women before claiming that problems with his bank prevented him from making the agreed payments.
Doctor sent fake payment documents
A court heard that Mahboob’s first victim, a 28-year-old s£x worker, agreed to have unprotected s£x with him after asking him to provide evidence that he had a clean s£xual health record.
Mahboob reportedly sent her a blood-test result under the name “Alex Masood”, alongside a fake document purporting to show that $2,000 had been transferred to her account.
After they met and had s£x, Mahboob allegedly sent the woman a message saying that the encounter made him feel he was “cheating on his ex-girlfriend” before blocking her number.
The incident was subsequently reported to police.
Second victim receives more fake documents
Mahboob’s second victim, a 23-year-old s£x worker, was reportedly contacted by him using the pseudonym “Akshay” in January 2025.
During the encounter, court documents reportedly stated that Mahboob pulled away and said:
“Flashbacks, flashbacks. I can’t believe I am f**ing a wh*re.”
He reportedly apologised before leaving.
When the payment for her services failed to arrive, Mahboob allegedly told the woman that the transfer had been flagged as “fraud” and that he would need to establish a new bank account.
The woman reportedly became suspicious and told him, “this sounds suss,” before warning that she would report the matter to police and that he could be charged with r@pe.
Mahboob allegedly replied:
“OK, this is getting a bit much.”
He subsequently claimed that $45,000 had recently been stolen from his account and added:
“I’m not being an a**hole, please, I’m already overwhelmed as is.”
Court documents also reportedly showed that Mahboob sent the second victim several fake documents, including an image of a UK passport bearing the name “Akshay Kamra.”
Following his conviction and sentence, Mahboob was deported from Australia.
A spokesperson for the Department of Home Affairs said the department “takes seriously its responsibility to protect the community from the risk of harm arising from non-citizens who choose to engage in criminal activity or other serious conduct of concern”.
The case has drawn attention to Australia’s laws governing transactions involving s£x work and the legal consequences of failing to honour payment agreements made as a condition of consent.