Police seek Omed Hassan, convicted rapist from Perth

Police are searching for Omed Hassan, 26, who did not attend his trial's final day at the High Court in Edinburgh. He was convicted of raping a student in St Andrews while she was asleep. Hassan had denied the charges but was found guilty after the trial continued in his absence. A warrant for his arrest has been issued, and he is now on the sex offenders' register. Authorities describe Hassan as about 6 feet tall with short black hair. He is known to frequent Perth, Aberdeen, and Fife. Police advise the public not to approach him and to report any sightings.