Ryan Zabaznow jailed over rape of colleague at remote BHP iron ore mine
- avawilliams012
- Aug 7, 2023
- 1 min read
A rape case that highlighted sexual assault and harassment issues in the mining industry has led to a former West Australian fly-in fly-out worker being sentenced to five years' jail. Ryan Zabaznow, 38, was found guilty by a District Court jury of sexually assaulting a woman in her donga at the Mulla Mulla accommodation village for BHP's South Flank Iron ore mine in the Pilbara in November 2020.
The court heard the assault happened after the two had been drinking alcohol and socialising with other workers on a night that marked their transition from a week of day shifts to a week of night shifts.
The woman had been put to bed after she passed out with one witness describing her condition as "comatose".
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