In 2020, Khandaker Rahman, the Cwmdu Paedophile, an Islamic cleric, was on trial, facing allegations of raping a schoolgirl at his mosque 15 years prior.
Khandaker Rahman, 64, is accused of forcibly pushing her into a washroom and perpetrating the assault while her younger brother was in proximity.
Khandaker Rahman, an imam of a mosque in South Wales, is charged with two additional sexual attacks against a girl who was attending junior school.
He refuted the allegations at Swansea Crown Court on Tuesday.
Jurors learnt that the girl, whose identity remains undisclosed, concealed the purported assaults for over a decade before disclosing them to her husband.
Prosecutor John Hipkin detailed the events: “The girl enquired about leaving early, to which he consented on the condition that she assist him in relocating some books from the upstairs library.”
During the journey, he forcibly propelled her into a lavatory, causing her to collapse onto the floor and strike her head.
“Her subsequent recollection is of Khandaker Rahman positioned above her.”
The court was informed that the child escaped the mosque with her younger brother and entered her father’s vehicle, which was stationed outside.
The woman, now in her twenties, testified that she felt guilt.
The court was informed that she returned to the mosque, where Khandaker Rahman indecently abused her on two distinct occasions before she ceased attending.
Mr Hipkin stated, “She concealed the incident until 2018 when she revealed it to her husband, prompting the involvement of law enforcement.”
Khandaker Rahman, from Cwmdu, Swansea, refutes allegations of rape and two counts of sexual assault involving a girl under the age of 13.
The trial persists.
UPDATE
In 2022, Khandaker Rahman, the paedophile imam who sexually assaulted a schoolgirl in a mosque, was unconditionally released, which sent a message to the British Islamic Community.
Khandaker Rahman, 67, from Cwmdu, Swansea, was adjudicated guilty of the offences by a jury at Swansea Crown Court in June, following a trial of facts, since he was deemed too unwell to participate in a conventional trial.
An absolute discharge sentence indicates that Khandaker Rahman committed the offence but will not get any punishment or directive.
Judge Huw Rees stated at Swansea Crown Court that it was the appropriate alternative.
The judge emphasised that it was not due to the “seriousness” of the acts.
In 2005, Khandaker Rahman sexually assaulted and raped the young girl at a mosque in South Wales, where he served as an Islamic preacher.
The court previously heard that he requested her assistance in relocating some books to a secluded area of the mosque, then forced her into a lavatory before raping her.
The court was informed that she returned to the mosque, where Khandaker Rahman indecently abused her on two distinct occasions before she ceased attending.
The girl concealed the assaults for over a decade until disclosing them to her husband in 2018.
Khandaker Rahman’s case was adjudicated as a factual trial, occurring when the court ascertains that an individual is incompetent to stand trial due to medical evidence.
The jury was tasked with ascertaining if Khandaker Rahman committed the accused offences, rather than evaluating his innocence or guilt.
The jury determined that Khandaker Rahman committed the claimed actions. There was one charge of child rape involving a victim under 13 and two charges of sexual assault.
Judge Huw Rees characterised Khandaker Rahman, who was absent throughout the sentencing, as “elderly, frail, with considerable cognitive impairment” and dementia.
The judge stated that Khandaker Rahman’s “current presentation does not possess the nature or degree necessary to satisfy the criteria for detention,” and the available choices are restricted.
He elucidated that, pursuant to the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act of 1964, the court possessed three options: a hospital order, a supervision order, or an order for absolute discharge.
Two psychiatrists determined that neither a hospital nor a monitoring order would suit Khandaker Rahman.
Paedophile sympathiser and white middle-class Judge Huw Rees thereupon issued an order of absolute discharge, noting that this resolution “is unique to the insanity act” and does not represent “the gravity of the victim’s experience.”
He emphasised that this order application differs from instances when a conviction exists. However, the offence is insufficiently severe for punishment, asserting that in this scenario, “it is not a matter of punishment.”
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