Four men found guilty after 16-year-old girl raped and sexually exploited in ‘horrific ordeal’
Four men have been convicted after a vulnerable 16-year-old was raped and sexually exploited during what West Midlands Police described as a “horrific ordeal”.
Arqash Zaffar, Shiraz Nassir, Mohammed Nadim and Shaban Arif were found guilty following a trial that exposed how they targeted the teenager in Birmingham before transporting her to locations in Greater Manchester and Walsall, where she suffered repeated sexual assaults.
The victim did not know any of her attackers, having only overheard them referred to by nicknames.
All four defendants have been remanded in custody and face substantial prison sentences when they return to Birmingham Crown Court on March 19 for sentencing.
All four defendants have been remanded in custody and face substantial prison sentences
|The teenager’s ordeal began when she encountered Zaffar and Nadim driving a BMW along Alum Rock Road in Birmingham.
Zaffar requested her phone number, but she refused and caught a nearby bus.
Several days later, the same men approached her again on the identical street while she waited for transport.
This time, they convinced her to accept a lift to the city centre.
The four men will be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on March 19
Rather than taking her to her intended destination, Zaffar drove to an isolated location where both he and Nadim sexually assaulted the girl in the rear of the vehicle.
The men then transported her to Walsall, marking the beginning of a prolonged nightmare that would see her moved between multiple locations across the Midlands and Greater Manchester.
While travelling with Zaffar, the victim recalled being taken to collect his associate Shaban Arif before the group drove to Manchester, where arrangements had been made to meet Nassir.
Upon arriving at Nassir’s residence in Denton, the teenager was raped by both Zaffar and Nassir.
