Police seek Omed Hassan, convicted rapist from Perth
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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.