A TAXI driver who raped a 15-year-old boy has been jailed for nine years.

Mohammed Rashid was found guilty of rape and false imprisonment of the youngster after a four-day trial at Bolton Crown Court last week.

The court heard how Rashid (38), from Benson Street, Bury, collected the victim from his home address, as a customer. He then drove the teenager to Megabowl in Pilsworth.

However, instead of dropping off his passenger, Rashid drove down the side of the nearby cinema, locked the doors and raped him.