A WOMAN who was raped in the back seat of a car drove her attacker to a police station after he fell asleep, a court in New Zealand was told.

Vipul Romik Sharma, 22, was found guilty of abduction and two counts of rape yesterday by a jury in Auckland District Court, the New Zealand Herald reports.

Sharma met the woman at a bar and drove her to a park where he raped her in the back seat of his car.

Afterwards, he let her drive before falling asleep in the passenger seat, so she drove him to a police station, the paper said.

“I almost couldn’t believe it when the call first came in. It’s a unique case,” said Detective Simon Welsh.

“She showed a lot of bravery and common sense. I have nothing but respect for what she has endured.”

Sharma will be sentenced in January.