In 2016 an investigation was launched following reports of repeated sexual abuse of a vulnerable young girl between 2002 and 2006, starting when she was 13 years old.
Trial One – commenced August 2022 Bradford Crown Court
- Amir Shaban, 48, of Halifax, was found guilty of rape, sentenced to 10 years.
Trial Two – commenced October 2022 at Bradford Crown Court
- Malik Quadeer, 67, of Halifax, found guilty of five counts of rape, sentenced to 22 years.
- Mohammed Ziarab, 55, of Halifax, found guilty of rape, sentenced to 10 years.
- Imran Raja Yasin, 45, of Halifax, found guilty of rape, sentenced to 10 years.
- Kamran Amin, 48, of Halifax, found guilty of rape, sentenced to 10 years.
- Mohammed Akhtar, 54, of Halifax, found guilty of rape, sentenced to 11 years. Mr Akhtar died while serving his sentence.
- Saquab Hussain, 46, of Halifax, found guilty of rape, sentenced to seven years and 6 months.
Trial Three – commenced January 2024 at Bradford Crown Court
- Sarfraz Rabnawaz, 39, of Bradford, found guilty of two counts of rape, sentenced to 9 years.
- Haroon Sadiq, 40, of Halifax, found guilty of two counts of rape, sentenced to 10 years.
- Shafiq Ali Rafiq, 44, of Dewsbury, found guilty of two counts of rape, sentenced to 12 years.
Two men have been convicted and jailed for sexually abusing young girls in Calderdale, bringing the total to 12.
Legal restrictions and appeals against convictions meant we were unable to share the outcomes until today.
The convictions follow an investigation launched in 2016 following reports of repeated sexual abuse of a vulnerable young girl between 2002 and 2006, starting when she was 13 years old.
- Zaheer Iqbal, 45, of Halifax, was found guilty of two counts of rape in a trial at Bradford Crown Court in January 2024 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
- Wajid Adalat, 47, of Halifax, was found guilty of rape in a trial which started at Bradford Crown Court in January 2024 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.