More than 500 years in prison now given to sex offenders in Operation Tendersea investigation, Kirklees
More than 500 years of jail time have now been given to sex offenders convicted in a major investigation into child sexual abuse in Huddersfield
Last updated 14th Apr 2023
The sentence tally follows the conclusion of the latest trial in West Yorkshire Police’s 'Operation Tendersea investigation.'
The trial, which concluded at Leeds Crown Court on February 9, saw five men convicted for the second time after previously being jailed in earlier Operation Tendersea trials.
The five were jailed for a combined 28 years at Bradford Crown Court yesterday (Thursday April 13, 2023)
Mohammed Kammer (38) Nahman Mohammed (37), Wiqas Mahmud (42), and Mohammed Imran Ibrar (38) from Huddersfield and Abdul Rehman (36) from Sheffield had pleaded not guilty and stood trial in January and February 2023.
The men were found guilty of carrying out or facilitating the sexual abuse of a then young girl in the Huddersfield area between 2005 and 2010 with the abuse starting when the victim was just 14 years old.
The sentences were:
Abdul Rehman (36) from Sheffield, was sentenced to three years, nine months after being convicted of two offences of engaging in or facilitating a child sex offence and supplying drugs.
Mohammed Kammer (38) from Huddersfield, was sentenced to a total of seven years, six months after being convicted of three rapes offences and a trafficking for sexual exploitation offence.
Nahman Mohammed (37) from Huddersfield, was sentenced to a total of seven years after being convicted of two rape offences and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
Wiqas Mahmud (42) from Huddersfield, was sentenced to a total of six years, three months after being convicted of a rape offence.
Mohammed Imran Ibrar (38) from Huddersfield, was sentenced to a total of five years (minus 502 days) after being convicted of Sexual assault and a rape offence. His sentence with time deducted was three years six months.
The men’s trial had been delayed from 2020.
Operation Tendersea has been a long running West Yorkshire Police investigation focussed on the sexual exploitation and abuse of young girls in the Huddersfield area between 1995 and 2013.
Trials for Operation Tendersea began in 2018 and have resulted in the conviction of 42 men, some of whom have been tried more than once during the court process.
April‘s convictions mean a total of 505 years, six months in prison have now been handed down to those convicted during the court process.