UNITED KINGDOM
Dudley News
“OTHER children may be in danger,” those are the harrowing words of a woman who was sexually assaulted by an Imam who fled to Bangladesh before he could be jailed for his crimes.
Hafiz Rahman, who lived in Ballard Road, Netherton, fled the country in October last year, after being allowed bail during the course of his trial.
The 58-year-old sexually assaulted two young girls while they attended religious studies sessions at Dudley’s Queens Cross Mosque.
One of his victims, who goes by the name of Nabila Sharma to protect her identity, told the News she fears other children could be in danger while he is still at large.
She suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Rahman between the ages of seven and 11 and said she was relieved when he was sentenced to eleven-and-a-half years in prison, adding: “It felt great, that’s what I wanted.”
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