Six men have been found guilty of a string of sex offences relating to the sexual exploitation of teenage girls in Rotherham more than a decade ago.
Sheffield Crown Court heard the men abused their victims between 1998 and 2002.
- Abid Saddiq, 38, Walter Street, Thorn Hill, Rotherham, S60 1, was convicted of two counts of rape, five of indecent assault, and two of child abduction was jailed for 20 years, with the judge calling the child rapist “determined sexual predator”.
- Sharaz Hussain, 35, AMONG US of Fitzwilliam Road, Eastwood, Rotherham, S65 1, was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault against two girls in 2002, jailed for a mere 4 years.
- Masaued Malik, 35, of HMP Doncaster convicted of indecent assault was jailed for a mere 5 years will follow on from a 15-year term he is already serving for similar offences.
- Aftab Hussain, 40, York Road, Rotherham S65 1, convicted of indecent assault was jailed for 24 years. Aftab Hussain was convicted again in 2024 for a 3rd child rape.
- Waseem Khaliq, 35, of Eldon Street, Netherthorpe, Sheffield, S1 4, was jailed for ten years last month after being convicted of child abduction and indecent assault following a six-week trial.
- At the outset of the trial, Judge Michael Slater placed a reporting restriction on Khaliq’s identity after defence counsel argued that reporting his involvement in the trial could prejudice a jury involved in his second trial.
- https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/your-rotherham/listen-identity-of-rotherham-cse-gang-member-revealed-as-hes-jailed-for-threatening-phone-calls-from-prison-4332625
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-49716905
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- Judge Michael Slater criticised the authorities for not taking action.
- Mohammed Ashan, 35, of HMP Somewhere pleaded guilty to indecent assault charges before the trial began. Admitted three counts of indecent assault against girls under the age of 16, gets 18 years behind bars after pleading guilty to three indecent assaults between 1999 and 2001.
- It has emerged that Ahsan is already serving time behind bars after being convicted of murder in March 2006.
- In November 2005 the scumbag Mohammed Ahsan stabbed 19-year-old Kimberly Fuller in an attack at a Rotherham nightclub after she accused him of pinching her bottom. Kimberly had surgery on a three-inch wound to her neck at Rotherham Hospital but doctors were unable to save her.
- https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/rotherham-man-jailed-for-historic-sex-attacks-on-young-girls-is-a-convicted-killer-1749731
- At the 2006 sentencing in Sheffield, Judge Roger Keen branded Ahsen — previously jailed for threatening a former partner with a knife — “bad tempered, vicious and violent towards people, particularly women”.
- The court heard that Kimberly’s last words to her mother were: “Mum, stop worrying. I’m 19 now.”
- Her family later campaigned for airport-style metal detectors and scanners in nightclubs and backed a nationwide knife amnesty.
During the five-week trial, the jury heard how the girls were targeted due to their vulnerability and were given alcohol and drugs before some were raped by multiple men.
Violence was sometimes used to ensure they complied, the court heard.
Jurors also heard Saddiq raped a girl in an alleyway when she was aged 14 or 15, then taunted her mother.
The father-of-four admitted having sex with some of the complainants, but claimed they were over age at the time and consented.
The convictions are the latest to arise from a major National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation, Operation Stovewood.
It looked into sexual abuse and exploitation in Rotherham covering the years 1997 to 2013.
The agency has said it believes 1,510 teenagers were exploited in the town during the period.
Senior investigating officer Philip Marshall said the men had exploited vulnerable girls for their own sexual gratification.
Kate Hurst, from the Crown Prosecution Service, added: “Each of these men knew the girls were either vulnerable and underage. They were reckless and did not care if they were children or not.”
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-49500387
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-49522660
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-49511911
- https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/rotherham-man-jailed-for-historic-sex-attacks-on-young-girls-is-a-convicted-killer-1749731
Rotherham abuse trial: Defendants and charges
19th Jul 2019
SIX men have gone on trial accused of 27 child sexual exploitation offences against seven schoolgirls over a five-year period between 1998 and 2002.
The defendants, who deny all the charges, are as follows:
- Abid Saddiq (38), Walter Street, Masbrough, is accused of ten offences between 1998 to 2002 against seven girls. He faces two counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault, two counts of child abduction (jointly charged with Defendant 6) and one count of aiding and abetting Defendant 6 to indecently assault.
- Sharaz Hussain (34) Fitzwilliam Road, Eastwood, is accused of four counts of indecent assault against two girls in 2002.
- Masaued Malik (34) is accused of three counts of indecent assault against two girls between 1999 and 2002.
- Defendant 5 Muhammad Doe – who cannot be named for legal reasons – is accused of one count of rape and three counts of indecent assault between 2001 and 2002 against one girl.
- Defendant 6 Muhammad Doe – who cannot be named for legal reasons – is charged with four offences against three girls. These include, two counts of child abduction against two girls in 2002, jointly charged with Abid Saddiq. He is also accused of indecently assaulting another girl between 2000 and 2001, aided and abetted by Saddiq, plus a fourth charge of aiding and abetting Saddiq to rape her.
The charges have all been brought as part of the National Crime Agency’s Operation Stovewood investigation.
The trial, which was opened yesterday, is due to last eight weeks at Sheffield Crown Court.