💥FOUR MEN JAILED FOR 51 YEARS OVER SYSTEMATIC ABUSE OF LEEDS GIRL, 13
Four men who groomed, exploited and repeatedly abused a vulnerable 13‑year‑old girl in Leeds have been jailed for a combined total of 51 years.
Tariq Islam, Nasir Sultan, Amir Zaman and Zafar Iqbal were among ten defendants convicted at Leeds Crown Court of serious sexual offences committed against the child in the Beeston area. The court heard the girl was targeted, manipulated and, at times, forced into sexual acts by men who were fully aware she was under age.
Jurors were told the victim was given cigarettes and alcohol, contacted on Facebook with demands for sex, and picked up in the street before being ordered into cars. The abuse continued over several weeks.
Sentencing the men, Judge Geoffrey Marson QC said the girl had been “systematically abused” by offenders who shared their experiences with each other, fuelling further offending. He said none of the defendants had shown a shred of remorse.
“Their only concern is that they have been caught and brought to justice,” he told the court.
Prosecutor Michelle Colbourne QC said the child had been “corrupted sexually and exploited in various ways by each of these men”, stressing that the law protects children regardless of how “precocious or willing” they may appear.
Amir Zaman, 25, of Sefton Terrace, Beeston, was jailed for 11 years for four counts of sexual activity with a child. The court heard he was the first to abuse the girl, convincing her she was his girlfriend despite being nine years older, married and a father of four. He took her to a graveyard where sexual contact occurred. Zaman absconded before trial and remains at large, with the court told he may have fled the country.
Zafar Iqbal, 41, of Latchmere Drive, Horsforth, received 15 years for attempted rape and two counts of sexual activity with a child. He gained the girl’s trust by supplying cigarettes, Jack Daniels and cannabis before abusing her.
Tariq Islam, 31, of Cross Quarry Street, Woodhouse, was jailed for 13 years for two counts of rape. On one occasion he locked the girl in his car and forced her to have sex, threatening violence if she resisted.
Nasir Sultan, 24, of Beeston Road, Beeston, was jailed for two counts of rape, one of which took place in Beeston Cemetery. After the assault he contacted the girl on Facebook, telling her to keep quiet.
Judge Marson said the psychological harm inflicted on the victim was likely to be lifelong. He noted that similar cases had attracted widespread attention but stressed the offending should not be seen as a reflection on the wider Beeston community.
“There are many good, honourable and decent hard‑working people in that area,” he said. “It is the defendants who have brought shame upon themselves and the community.”
Six further defendants are due to be sentenced at a later date.
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