Men jailed for abduction and sexual assault of 11-year old girl – Usha Shergill appeared for the Crown
Usha Shergill told the sentencing hearing on behalf of the Prosecution that Hamza Sharif, 36, approached the victim, who had run away and not told anyone of her whereabouts, in Birmingham on the night of the initial offence.
Sharif had never met the child before, asked her to go home with him and she agreed, believing he would help her. However, when they got back to Sharif’s address, Sadak Ali, 28, was there and they reportedly offered her drugs, which she refused, telling her they had taken cocaine. Ali then asked the victim “highly invasive and sexualised questions” and sexually assaulted her over her clothing.
Judge Roderick Henderson described it as an “extremely serious” crime, saying the pair were “opportunistic” and added that Ali tried to sexually assault “a desperately vulnerable youth” and no attempt was made by either one of the men to contact police or other authorities.
On Thursday 5th November Sharif, from Birmingham, was jailed for five years for child abduction.
Ali, also from Birmingham, was sentenced to seven years on a concurrent jail sentence after being found guilty of both detaining a child after keeping them under unlawful control and assault by touching a child under the age of 13.
As well as the custodial sentence, Ali will be placed on the sex offenders register for life. Both men will be subject to restraining orders.
Men jailed for Birmingham abduction and sex assault of girl, 11 – BBC News
