A woman's life was "permanently changed" after she was abducted from a city street and raped by two men in nearby parkland, a court has heard.
Shadrack Ndikuriyo, 42, pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court on Wednesday to three counts of rape, one count of deprivation of liberty and one count of attempted stealing.
Crown prosecutor Annica Fritz said a 20-year-old woman had been drinking with friends in a unit during the early hours of September 5, 2021.
"She was heavily intoxicated at about 1.29am ... she left the unit to take some air," she said.
Ms Fritz said the victim was basically non-responsive and in the process of booking an Uber ride when Ndikuriyo and his 18-year-old co-offender encountered her.
Ndikuriyo and the other man, who were complete strangers to the woman, took her to a rotunda in the nearby Brisbane Botanic Gardens.
They filmed the woman with a phone and raped her multiple times while she was drifting in and out of consciousness.
"She was eventually left alone for a period. The defendants had taken her phone and they returned and asked her for her banking password," Ms Fritz said.
The woman took her phone back and walked away before being found by a member of the public, who took her to hospital.
Ndikuriyo was arrested four days later after his distinctive blue necklace and grey shirt were identified via CCTV and his co-offender's DNA was found at the scene.
The woman attended court for the sentencing and Ms Fritz read from her victim impact statement.
The woman said she used to be a confident and bubbly person who could go out without fear or concern.
"I lost it all after this cruel assault. I could not leave the house for fear of what might happen. I lost faith in humanity," she said.
The woman said she had suffered from depression, drug and alcohol abuse, self-harm and complex post-traumatic stress since the attack.
"I can't go past the botanic gardens, that beautiful place is tarnished," she said.
Ndikuriyo's defence barrister Sarah Cartledge said her client had entered a timely plea of guilty and faced mandatory deportation upon release as he was not an Australian citizen.
Judge Katherine McGinness said the victim was a brave young woman, and she hoped the sentencing would allow her to move forward and to heal.
"The effect on her has been substantial and devastating, her life has been permanently changed. She no longer feels safe," Judge McGinness said.
She said Ndikuriyo had experienced a traumatic 23 years in a refugee camp after being forced to flee Burundi in East Africa before being accepted into Australia in 2017.
"On the night of the offending you were drinking heavily and you say you cannot recall details of the offending ... drinking is no excuse," the judge said.
Ndikuriyo was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years' imprisonment with eligibility for parole after half that term.
His co-offender was sentenced in September last year to eight years' imprisonment.
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