The Aporia · 'Global superstar' hair stylist accused of Grindr rapes is unmasked as his bid for freedom is revealed and grim new details emerge of how he allegedly drugged victims in his salon

Candace Sutton

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A celebrity Sydney hairdresser charged with drugging male Grindr dates and then raping them in his salon is pleading with the courts to get him out of prison. asserted

hairdresser → charge → prison

Danny Soulaimane, 39, operated SalonDS in Sydney's inner-south and boasted of his international clientele of 'global superstars and celebrities'. asserted

Soulaimane → operate → superstars

The Rosebery hairdressing parlour offers 'revolutionary' hair treatments by 'legendary world champion hair artist-trained' Soulaimane, according to its website. uncertain

parlour → offer → website

He was arrested on August 7 on five charges of sexual assault and drug offences, and has been held at Sydney's Silverwater prison ever since. asserted

He → arrest → prison

Soulaimane's last bid for bail was rejected by Judge Graeme Guy who deemed the matters too serious to risk freeing him from jail. asserted

matters → reject → jail

'What?' the hair stylist cried as he sobbed into his hands on a videolink from the Surry Hills police cells, as the court was told details of the allegations against him. asserted

court → cry → him

Police allege he met two men, aged 34 and 37, on the gay dating app Grindr and invited them to his salon where they were unknowingly given a substance before being sexually assaulted. asserted

they → allege → substance

Soulaimane met the first man at the location after hours, allegedly committing the crimes between 6.50pm and 9pm on March 8 this year, and the second man between 11.10am and 4pm on Monday, May 25. uncertain

Soulaimane → meet → Monday

Celebrity hairdresser Danny Soulaimane (pictured) charged with drugging male Grindr dates and then raping them in his salon is pleading with the courts to get him out of prison Soulaimane is marched from his Rosebery hairdressing parlour to a police van and taken to the Surry Hills cells, where sobbed into his hands on a videolink to court as bail was denied Soulaimane, 39, (pictured) operated SalonDS in Sydney's inner-south and boasted of his international clientele of 'global superstars and celebrities' Both men visited the salon while it was closed to customers, allegedly passed out after ingesting a substance and were then raped. uncertain

it → picture → substance

Police allege one of the men felt 'a boom on his head' and said to the hairdresser, 'you've drugged me' and 'I'm in danger'. asserted

I → allege → danger

The substance is identified in the charges as methamphetamine, although police have stated they are still investigating what it was and how it was allegedly administered. uncertain

it → identify → methamphetamine

The male complainants, who did not know one another, both alleged after regaining consciousness that they had been raped while knocked out. asserted

they → know → consciousness

Police arrested Soulaimane after the men came forward and made separate allegations about the incidents at the salon's Maloney Street address. asserted

men → arrest → address

Soulaimane is charged with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of administering an intoxicating substance with intent to enable himself to commit an indictable offence. asserted

Soulaimane → charge → offence

He is also charged with possession of a prohibited drug after police allegedly found 15g of meth when they arrested him at his Rosebery salon, which he has operated since 2005. uncertain

he → charge → 2005

Despite prosecutors claiming before Judge Guy they had a 'strong' case with forensic evidence, he has denied the allegations and through his lawyer offered a $50,000 surety and compliance with strict bail conditions of 'essentially house arrest'. Soulaimane has operated his SalonDS at Rosebery since 2005. asserted

Soulaimane → claim → 2005

Above, police escort him under arrest on August 7 to a waiting police van to convey him to custody The accused's salon, which boasts 'revolutionary' hair treatments by a stylist trained by a 'legendary world champion hair artist', has been under alternative management since Soulaimane's incarceration NSW Police officers place Soulaimane in a police wagon. asserted

officers → escort → wagon

He has been bail refused at Silverwater prison since, but will make an appeal for release next month asserted

He → refuse → release

His lawyer Kiki Kyriacou claimed there had only been consensual sex between Soulaimane and the two men. asserted

lawyer → claim → Soulaimane

He is now taking his fresh bid for freedom on bail to the NSW Supreme Court on October 19. asserted

He → take → October

'Global superstar' hair stylist accused of Grindr rapes is unmasked as his bid for freedom is revealed and grim new details emerge of how he allegedly drugged victims in his salon

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