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The Independent
6 days ago
- The Independent
Rotherham abuse prisoner found guilty of raping another teenager
A man who was jailed for 19 years in 2016 for subjecting a girl to a 'campaign of violent rape' in Rotherham has been found guilty of raping another vulnerable teenager in the town. Sageer Hussain, 39, was one of three men found guilty of rape at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday following a trial which heard how he targeted his victim 25 years ago, the National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed. Hussain is already serving a lengthy sentence after he was jailed for 19 years in 2016 for raping a 13-year-old girl in the South Yorkshire town. He will be sentenced again in November after was found guilty on Wednesday of raping a girl alongside two other men – Kessur Ajaib and Mohammed Makhmood – who were convicted of raping a second teenager. The convictions are the latest to arise out of the NCA's Operation Stovewood, which is the huge investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. A jury heard how the girl Hussain raped was about 14 at the time and is now in her 30s. Hussain, who was about the same age, led her down an alleyway in Rotherham town centre and said he would not let her back out unless she had sex with him. Prosecutors told the jury how Hussain raped her with two other people present, one female and one male. They said she cried throughout the ordeal as her exit was blocked. The second girl was also about 14 when Ajaib and Makhmood raped her, the court heard. Prosecutor Andrew Bailey told the jury how Ajaib was about 18 when he raped her in an alleyway. Mr Bailey said Makhmood, who was about 18 or 19 at the time, raped the same girl in an old graveyard in Rotherham as she fought against him. He said that he called her a 'slag' and a 'dirty b****' before spitting at her and laughing. Mr Bailey said she 'did not dare tell anyone'. The offending took place between 1999 and 2002, the court heard. Hussain is due to be sentenced again on November 7, the NCA confirmed. Ajaib and Makhmood are due to be sentenced on November 21. All three were remanded in custody by Judge Charles Thomas. NCA senior investigating officer Alan Hastings said: 'Ajaib, Hussain and Makhmood subjected two young girls to devastating acts of sexual abuse, the consequences of which the victims have lived with for almost 25 years. 'Those victims have now, at last, had their voices heard and their accounts believed. 'While this could never eradicate the suffering caused by their attackers, I hope it will pave the way for the women to move forward with their lives.' Liz Fell, specialist prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service 's organised child sexual abuse unit, said: 'These men deliberately exploited the victims' youth and vulnerability to manipulate and control them. 'They sexually abused the victims, who were children, in the most horrendous way. 'The treatment these young girls endured was appalling – they were attacked in isolated locations and subjected to humiliation and verbal abuse.' The NCA says Operation Stovewood is the single largest law enforcement operation of its kind in the UK and has identified more than 1,100 children involved in the exploitation. The agency said 46 people have now been convicted. Ajaib, 43, of Walter Street, Rotherham, was found guilty of one count of rape and one of indecent assault. He was found not guilty of a further count of rape. Makhmood, 43, of Falding Street, Rotherham, was found guilty of one count of rape. Hussain, 39, formerly of Rotherham and currently a serving prisoner, was found guilty of one count of rape. He was acquitted of two counts of raping the girl who was raped by the other two defendants. Hussain was jailed in 2016 alongside seven other men by the same judge who had previously sentenced his brothers Arshid, Basharat and Bannaras to 35, 25, and 19 years in prison respectively. The judge in 2016 heard how Hussain's victim, who was abused by all eight of the co-defendants, had complained to police in 2003 but the inquiry was dropped, partly because she was so terrified of her abusers. Judge Sarah Wright told the eight men: 'She was targeted, sexualised and subjected to acts of a degrading and violent nature.'
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Men found guilty of raping teenage girls in Rotherham
Three men have been found guilty of raping teenage girls in Rotherham more than two decades Ajaib, 43, Sageer Hussain, 39, and Mohammed Makhmood, 43, abused their victims in "the most horrendous way" between 1999 and 2002, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. Their trial at Sheffield Crown Court was told how one girl was raped on separate occasions by Ajaib and Makhmood while Husain trapped another girl against her will and told her she would not be able to leave unless they had will be sentenced on 7 November while Ajaib and Makhmood will be sentenced on 21 November. The victims were aged 13 to 15 and 14 to 16 when the offending took court was told that after Makhmood raped the girl, he called her demeaning names and spat and laughed at her. Liz Fell, specialist prosecutor for the CPS Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit, said the men "exploited the victims' youth and vulnerability to manipulate and control them".She added: "They sexually abused the victims, who were children, in the most horrendous way."The treatment these young girls endured was appalling - they were attacked in isolated locations and subjected to humiliation and verbal abuse."Both Makhmood and Hussain were found guilty of rape while Ajab was found guilty of rape and indecent trio were charged following an investigation by the National Crime Agency as part of Operation Stovewood - a major inquiry into child sexual abuse and exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Telegraph
25-06-2025
- Telegraph
Rotherham ‘grooming victim' was told ‘white girls are for rape'
A woman said she was told that being rape 'is what white girls were for' when she was attacked as a teenager in Rotherham, a jury has heard. The alleged victim was about 14 years old when she was raped by Sageer Hussain, who was about the same age as her, and two other men, Sheffield Crown Court heard on Wednesday. Andrew Bailey, prosecuting, said the girl, who is now in her late 30s, was raped by Mr Hussain, Kessur Ajaib and Mohammed Makhmood between 1999 and 2002. Describing one of the times the teenager was allegedly raped by Mr Hussain, Mr Bailey told the court she later said: 'He said it was my own fault, I'd led him on. 'I shouldn't have walked around in what I was dressed in. I deserved it and that is what white girls were for.' Mr Bailey opened the trial of the three men by telling the jury: 'The three defendants are all charged with serious sexual offending of a historical nature. 'The offending all took place in the Rotherham area.' Mr Hussain is also charged with raping a second teenager. Victim 'felt overpowered' Mr Bailey said the first teenager was an 'immature and vulnerable young girl' when she began going to a Rotherham youth club. He said this club was also frequented by young Asian men, some around her age but others who were older and would ask the girls if they wanted to drink. The older men also gave the girls cigarettes. The prosecutor said the 14-year-old girl met Mr Ajaib at the youth club and he began to sexually assault her after word got out that she had had consensual sex with a boy of her own age. Mr Bailey said Mr Ajaib saw this as a 'green light' and the defendant said that 'now she needed to come to try somebody real'. He told the jury how Mr Ajaib, who was about 18 at the time, allegedly raped her in an alleyway. 'She told him she didn't want to do it,' Mr Bailey said, adding: 'He was a lot bigger than her and she felt overpowered. She realised she had no choice.' Mr Bailey said this girl was forced into sexual intercourse on 'about five or six occasions', as she was 'in fear of being hurt if she didn't do it'. 'Did not dare tell anyone' The prosecutor said Mr Makhmood, who was 18 or 19 at the time, raped the same girl in an old graveyard in Rotherham as she fought against him. Mr Bailey said that he called her a 'slag' and a 'dirty b----' before spitting at her and laughing. The prosecutor said her parents had split up and her mother was working four jobs, so she had to deal with it on her own. He said she 'did not dare tell anyone'. Mr Bailey told the jury how Mr Hussain allegedly raped the second complainant in an alley in Rotherham town centre with another male and female present. All counts denied Mr Ajaib, 43, denies two counts of rape and one of indecent assault, all relating to the first complainant. Mr Makhmood, 43, of Falding Street, Rotherham, denies one count of raping the first complainant. Mr Hussain, 39, formerly of Rotherham, denies two counts of raping the first complainant and one of raping the second complainant. Mr Bailey told the jury that Mr Makhmood told police that it was a case of 'mistaken identity' and police had 'got the wrong man'. Hussain told officers the 'allegations were vindictive' and Mr Ajaib made no comment when he was interviewed. The trial continues.
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Three men 'who raped teenager in Rotherham' told her "this is what white girls are for", court hears
A teenage girl who was 'raped by three men in Rotherham' and abused for three years was told 'this is what white girls are for', a court has heard. Sageer Hussain allegedly carried out the attack on the 14-year-old, when he was around the same age as her, alongside two other men. Prosecutor Andrew Bailey told Sheffield Crown Court today the girl, now in her late 30s, was raped by Hussain, Kessur Ajaib and Mohammed Makhmood between 1999 and 2002. Describing one of the times the teenager was allegedly raped by Hussain, Mr Bailey told the court she later said: 'He said it was my own fault, I'd led him on. 'I shouldn't have walked around in what I was dressed in. 'I deserved it and that is what white girls were for.' Mr Bailey then told the jury of eight women and four men: 'He continued to call her things like "white sl**" when he saw her.' The prosecutor opened the trial of the three men by telling the jury: 'The three defendants are all charged with serious sexual offending of a historical nature. 'The offending all took place in the Rotherham area.' He said all three men are accused of raping one of the complainants. Hussain is also charged with raping a second teenager. Mr Bailey said the first teenager was an 'immature and vulnerable young girl' when she began hanging around a Rotherham youth club. He said this club was also frequented by young Asian men, some around her age but others who were little older and would ask the girls if they wanted drink and give them cigarettes. The prosecutor said the girl met Ajaib at the youth club and he began to sexually assault her after word got around that she had had consensual sex with a boy of her own age, even though she was 14. Mr Bailey said Ajaib saw this as a 'green light' and the defendant said that 'now she needed to come to try somebody real'. He told the jury how Ajaib, who was about 18 at the time, raped her in an alleyway. He said: 'She told him she didn't want to do it' and added: 'He was a lot bigger than her and she felt overpowered. She realised she had no choice.' Mr Bailey said this girl was made to have sexual intercourse on 'about five or six occasions'. He said: 'She felt like a prostitute. She was in fear of being hurt if she didn't do it.' The prosecutor said Makhmood, who was about 18 or 19 at the time, raped the same girl in an old graveyard in Rotherham as she fought against him. He said that he called her a 'sl**' and a 'dirty b****' before spitting at her and laughing. Mr Bailey said the girl's parents had split up and her mother was working four jobs, so she had to deal with it on her own. He said she 'did not dare tell anyone'. The prosecutor said the girl described Hussain as a 'horrible person' who walked around with a swagger. Mr Bailey told the jury how Hussain allegedly raped the second complainant in an alley in Rotherham town centre with two other people present, one female and one male. He said she described how she cried throughout the ordeal as the the other girl blocked her exit. 'She did what she had to do to get out,' the prosecutor said. He said the girl described herself as 'looking like a 14-year-old boy, not feminine at all, and looking young for her age'. Ajaib, 43, of Walter Street, Rotherham denies two counts of rape and one of indecent assault, all relating to the first complainant. Makhmood, 43, of Falding Street, Rotherham, denies one count of raping the first complainant. Hussain, 39, formerly of Rotherham, denies two counts of raping the first complainant and one of raping the second complainant. Mr Bailey told the jury that Makhmood told police in interview that it was a case of 'mistaken identity' and police had 'got the wrong man'. Hussain told officers the 'allegations were vindictive' and Ajaib made no comment when he was interviewed. The trial was adjourned and will continue tomorrow.
BBC News
25-06-2025
- BBC News
Teen allegedly raped by men she met at Rotherham youth club
An alleged teenage rape victim was told "that is what white girls are for" when she was abused, a trial has heard. Sageer Hussain, Kessur Ajaib and Mohammed Makhmood all deny raping the girl, who was aged around 14 at the time, between 1999 and 2002 in Rotherham. Their trial at Sheffield Crown Court was told the woman, who is now in her late 30s, later said she was told by Mr Hussain that "It was my own fault". Prosecutor Andrew Bailey told the jury the complainant was an "immature and vulnerable young girl" when she began hanging around a youth club in the town. He said this club was also frequented by young Asian men, some around her age but others who were a little older and would ask the girls if they wanted drink and give them prosecutor said the girl met Mr Ajaib at the youth club and he began to sexually assault her after word got around that she had had consensual sex with a boy of her own age, even though she was Bailey said the defendant saw this as a "green light" and that he told her "now she needed to come to try somebody real".Mr Ajaib, who was aged around 18 at the time, also raped her in an alleyway, the court was told. 'Mistaken identity' The prosecutor said Mr Makhmood, who was about 18 or 19 at the time, raped the same girl in an old graveyard in Rotherham as she fought against Bailey said that the alleged victim later said that Mr Hussain, who was around the same age as her, told her that she "shouldn't have walked around in what I was dressed in".He was also said to have told her that she "deserved it and that is what white girls were for."The court was told Mr Hussain is also accused of raping a second teenager in Rotherham town centre with two other people present, one female and one prosecutor told how the she described crying throughout the ordeal as the other girl blocked her Ajaib, 43 and of Walter Street, Rotherham denies two counts of rape and one of indecent assault, all relating to the first Makhmood, 43, of Falding Street, Rotherham, denies one count of raping the first Hussain, 39, formerly of Rotherham, denies two counts of raping the first complainant and one of raping the second Bailey told the jury that Mr Makhmood told police in interview that it was a case of "mistaken identity" and police had "got the wrong man".Mr Hussain told officers the "allegations were vindictive" and Mr Ajaib made no comment when he was trial is scheduled to resume on Thursday. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
