BLACKBURN MAN SET TO STAND TRIAL ON CHILD SEX AND RAPE ALLEGATIONS
A Blackburn man, Ahmad Tahar, 36, of no fixed abode, was arrested in February on suspicion of causing a female under 13 to engage in non-penetrative activity and one count of rape.
The offence allegedly occurred on February 15.
Tahar denied both charges during a hearing at Preston Crown Court on Friday, March 20, and is scheduled to go to trial on August 3, which is expected to last four days.
A pre-trial review will be held on June 8, and the defendant has been remanded into custody.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
Africa
Continent
from Algeria
- based on surname
55.3%
confidence
First-name region
Asia
Saudi Arabia
18.1%
Surname region
Africa
Algeria
55.3%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Reported Arrest
Detected legal outcome
A Blackburn man, Ahmad Tahar, 36, of no fixed abode, was arrested in February on suspicion of causing a female under 13 to engage in non-penetrative activity and one count of rape. The offence allegedly occurred on February 15. Tahar den...
