December 2014
Two Slough men guilty of child sex offences
Two men have been convicted of a number of sexual offences against three girls.
Esmatullah Haidaree, 45, of Farm Crescent, Slough, and Azim Ahmed, 23, of Diamond Road, Slough, were convicted at Reading Crown Court.
Haidaree was found guilty of two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and four counts of sexual assault and Ahmed was convicted of five counts of sexual activity with a child.
Both had denied the offences, which were committed in 2013.
Sentencing is due to take place in February.
The pair were arrested in May and June last year following an investigation by Thames Valley Police’s Child Abuse Investigation Unit.
They were charged in March this year in relation to incidents involving three girls aged 14 and 15.
During the early hours of Sunday, 7 April 2013, the police were contacted by a member of the public who reported that two girls were in a flat in Slough sleeping on a spare mattress.
Police said they discovered that the girls, along with a third victim, had been abused by Haideree and Ahmed.
Det Sgt Richard Jarvis, officer in the case, thanked the girls for their “absolute bravery” in giving evidence at court.
“The actions of these two men were truly appalling,” said Adrian Foster, chief crown prosecutor for Thames and Chiltern Crown Prosecution Service.
“They are nothing less than vicious sexual predators.
“The jury saw through their fabrications and they must now face full responsibility for their despicable behaviour.”
Ahmed was found not guilty on one count of sexual activity with a child under 13 and two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
They were charged on March 27 as a result of an investigation into alleged Child Sexual Exploitation and will appear at Slough Magistrates’ Court on Monday, April 14.
Ahmed was charged in connection with a total of eight offences, which are:
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Engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 between March 14 2013 and March 18 2013.
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Engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 between April 5 2013 and April 8 2013.
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Four counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 between January 31 2013 and May 23 2013.
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Two counts of causing/inciting a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity – no penetration – between March 14 2013 and March 18 2013.
Haidaree was charged with six offences, which are:
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Engaging in non penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 between March 14 2013 and April 8 2013.
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Two counts of engaging in non penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 between January 31 2013 and May 23 2013.
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Engaging in non penetrative sexual activity with girl aged 13 to 15 between March 14 2013 and March 18 2013.
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Causing/inciting a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity – no penetration – between January 31 2013 and May 23 2013.
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Causing/inciting a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity – no penetration – between March 14 2013 and March 18 2013
