EXCLUSIVE: South Sudanese diplomat accused of raping his neighbor is shown passed out in the street as neighbors reveal he's a married 'drunk' with four young kids who police let go after he invoked immunity... and now he's nowhere to be found

  • Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, 46, is in the wind after being released by the NYPD
  • He invoked diplomatic immunity and now may no longer even be in the US 
  • On Sunday, he was accused of rape by a woman who lives in his apartment block
  • Neighbors there told DailyMail.com on Tuesday that Oliha is a 'drunk' 
  • Video shows him passed out in the street a month before the alleged attack 
  • No one at the apartment building believed he was a diplomat because of how badly he behaved, they said
  • Oliha has a wife and four young kids - aged between one and eight 
  • The Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations has refused to take questions on his whereabouts 

By EMMA JAMES, US SENIOR REPORTER and JENNIFER SMITH, US HEAD OF NEWS

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The South Sudanese diplomat accused of rape is a drunk who is often passed out in the street outside the Bronx building where he is accused of forcing his way into a neighbor's apartment and sexually assaulting her, DailyMail.com can reveal. 

Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, 46, lives in the building near 191st Street in upper Manhattan with his wife and their four young children. 

On Sunday night, another woman in the apartment building called police alleging that he had followed her into her unit and raped her twice -  once with a condom and once without - then fled. Oliha was taken into custody but was released after invoking his diplomatic immunity. Now, he is nowhere to be found.  

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, for which Oliha works, has refused to answer questions about the case or whether or not he is hiding in the embassy. 

The State Department will not confirm whether it plans to revoke his diplomatic status in order for him to face charges, and there is no sign of Oliha at his home.  

DailyMail.com can however reveal how prior to the incident, Oliha spent his days drinking Coors Light outside the building where he lives with his wife and four young children. 

In our exclusive video, Oliha is seen passed out in the street, drunk after a session of downing Coors Light, barely a month ago.  

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Some diplomat! Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, 46, is shown passed out in the street outside his apartment building where neighbors say he was regularly passed out drunk

Some diplomat! Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, 46, is shown passed out in the street outside his apartment building where neighbors say he was regularly passed out drunk

Oliha regularly sits outside the building drinking Coors Light and was so badly behaved that neighbors didn't ever believe him when he said he was a diplomat
Oliha regularly sits outside the building drinking Coors Light and was so badly behaved that neighbors didn't ever believe him when he said he was a diplomat

Oliha regularly sits outside the building drinking Coors Light and was so badly behaved that neighbors didn't ever believe him when he said he was a diplomat 

Oliha is now nowhere to be found. After being taken into custody on Sunday night, he invoked his diplomatic immunity and was released by the NYPD

Oliha is now nowhere to be found. After being taken into custody on Sunday night, he invoked his diplomatic immunity and was released by the NYPD 

Neighbors told DailyMail.com that he was often outside in the afternoons and evenings and that the behavior in the video is nothing out of the ordinary. 

'Everyone knows him around here as a drunk, he drinks every night on that front step.

‘He’s not a diplomat. In the morning he’s a gentleman in his suit.

'In the evening he’s a drunk. He sits on those steps every day drunk and drinking. 

'He used to tell everyone he worked for the UN but no one believed him because he was always drunk.

'It wasn’t until this happened that we all were like wow he wasn’t lying,' one neighbor, who declined to be named, told DailyMail.com on Tuesday as cops stood guard outside Oliha's wife's apartment. 

It's unclear how how he obtained his position representing South Sudan in America and at the UN. 

According to his online credentials, he moved to the US in 2008 with the Mission. Oliha describes himself as the founder of the National Frontiers' Party. 

Favorite tipple: Neighbors said Oliha regularly drank Coors Light outside the apartment building and that this can was his last before he was taken away

Favorite tipple: Neighbors said Oliha regularly drank Coors Light outside the apartment building and that this can was his last before he was taken away 

The scene outside the apartment building in Fort George, near the Bronx, where police stood guard on Tuesday

The scene outside the apartment building in Fort George, near the Bronx, where police stood guard on Tuesday 

The NYPD says it is bound by the State Department's policy on whether or not he can be charged

The NYPD says it is bound by the State Department's policy on whether or not he can be charged

Online, Oliha claims to have been a diplomat since 2008. He also says he is the founder of a political party in South Sudan
Online, Oliha claims to have been a diplomat since 2008. He also says he is the founder of a political party in South Sudan

Online, Oliha claims to have been a diplomat since 2008. He also says he is the founder of a political party in South Sudan 

Accused rapist Charles Dickens Imene Oliha  was released from police custody on Monday morning after being accused of rape because he invoked his diplomatic immunity 

Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, is a diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, is a diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The State Department has refused to give any details of whether or not he remains in the country, or if there are plans to revoke his immunity. 

Oliha with one of his four young kids. He lives in the building with his wife, who neighbors say doesn't speak English

Oliha with one of his four young kids. He lives in the building with his wife, who neighbors say doesn't speak English

'We are aware of the incident referenced involving a diplomat accredited to the United Nations. 

'We take these allegations seriously, and we are working closely with the New York Police Department and the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs, as we do in all legal and criminal cases involving foreign diplomats assigned to Permanent Missions and Observer Offices at the UN.

'We do not comment on the specifics of ongoing investigations.'

Stephane Dujarric De La Riviere, a spokesman for the UN, where he worked, told DailyMail.com that he was not an employee of theirs, but that they would continue to monitor the police investigation.

'We are aware of this report, which is very concerning. Any case of alleged sexual assault needs to be fully investigated.

On Sunday, Oliha was arrested after a neighbor in his apartment building in Washington Heights called police claiming he had raped her inside their apartment building

On Sunday, Oliha was arrested after a neighbor in his apartment building in Washington Heights called police claiming he had raped her inside their apartment building

'This particular case involves a member of the Permanent Mission of South Sudan who is not a staff member of the United Nations. This is a bilateral issue between South Sudan and the US authorities'.

Mayor Eric Adams was cagey in his response to inquiries too. 

'Sexual assault of any kind should never be tolerated. There is an active investigation underway. Depending on the results, we will take all appropriate actions.' 

Now, Oliha is in the wind. 

The victim has not been named for legal reasons, and it's unclear whether or not she knew Oliha before Sunday's incident. 

She told police she was returning home from walking a neighbor's dog when he pushed in her apartment door and raped her after pinning her against a wall. 

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