In 2022, a British Guest asylum seeker, Minhaj Khan, the Luton Sex Offender, was convicted of sexual assault after asserting that he kissed a vulnerable English teenager “as part of his civic duty.”
Minhaj Khan, 31, presented himself at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday, November 21, for a summary trial.
He disputed one accusation of sexual assault after an incident on October 10 at approximately 4:20 PM on Crescent Street, Weymouth.
The court was informed that he approached his victim, a 17-year-old female, and endeavoured to initiate a discussion. Minhaj Khan thereafter kissed the youngster on the forehead, caressed her face, and sought to elevate her, as prosecutors alleged, in an effort to kiss her on the lips.
The victim of Minhaj Khan stated that she felt “embarrassed and ashamed” following the assault, which “recalled memories” from a prior event when she was 12 years old.
Minhaj Khan, residing at Hutton Close, Luton, was apprehended following a police appeal and admitted to kissing and touching the victim.
Minhaj Khan is presently under Home Office reporting for his asylum status.
He said there was “no sexual interest” and instead had touched the teenager “out of concern” and as ‘part of his civic duty’.
Minhaj Khan said he was treating her as he would a younger sister and said the accusations of sexual interest were based, in part, on racism and that the victim “turned on him” when he “rejected her advances”.
Dominic Britton, chairman of the bench, ruled this assertion was “not supported by video evidence, oral testimony or the demeanour of the witnesses”.
He criticised the evidence of Minhaj Khan and said he was “not credible in aspects”.
A victim impact statement was read to the court, which the teenager said she felt “dirty and uncomfortable” after the incident.
She said, “This violation of my body made me feel dirty and uncomfortable. I am now extremely embarrassed and ashamed. It has brought back memories (of a previous incident) I don’t like, I am now scared to trust again.
“I can no longer walk along Crescent Street because I am scared it is going to happen again.”
The court heard a statement from the victim’s father, who said a previous incident when she was 12 had led to his daughter being diagnosed with depression and PTSD.
The victim’s father praised her spirit and said seeing her start at college had brought a “smile to her face” that the family “had not seen for many years”, and this incident put that at risk.
After 35 minutes of deliberation, the magistrates returned a verdict of guilty. Dominic Britton said they had concluded the “touching was sexual in nature” and that Minhaj Khan did not reasonably believe it was consensual.
Richard Withey, prosecuting, argued the victim was ‘extremely vulnerable’ and the defendant had ‘high culpability’ during the incident.
Nicolas White argued his client was of ‘good character’ and that there was ‘no element of premeditation’. He said the incident was ‘spontaneous’.
Minhaj Khan was handed a suspended sentence.
Dorset Police bravely refused to release the image of Minhaj Khan in case he felt unsafe on the streets of England. So very brave.
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