NASSER KHALIL FROM BIRMINGHAM SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH UNDERCOVER COP

A primary school teacher from Birmingham, Nasser Khalil, has been sentenced to prison after engaging in explicit and inappropriate conversations with an undercover police officer whom he believed was a 12-year-old girl. The disturbing exchanges took place over a series of six interactions between November 6 and November 13, during which Khalil displayed clear knowledge of the child's age and expressed sexual interest.

According to the prosecution, led by Paul Spratt, Khalil sent a video of himself teaching in a classroom, attempting to establish trust by demonstrating his role as an educator. He also discussed personal and sexual topics, including references to being naked in bed with the child and explicit desires about what he wanted to do with her sexually. In a further attempt to facilitate communication, Khalil sent a £5 voucher, ostensibly to enable texting, and directed the supposed girl to a YouTube video of himself teaching in a primary school classroom. He also suggested that they could communicate via email, social media, and mobile phones, and even proposed the possibility of engaging in full sexual activity.

Throughout these conversations, Khalil's language was highly sexualized from the outset, making it evident that he was aware of the child's age. He asked about her underwear and its color, and explicitly discussed sexual acts, indicating a clear intent and arousal. The court was told that Khalil knew he was communicating with a minor and that his behavior was both inappropriate and illegal.

Judge Richard Bond, presiding over the case, sentenced Khalil to 20 months in prison. In his remarks, the judge emphasized the severity of Khalil's actions, noting that he made immediate sexual references and attempted to normalize his behavior by showing a video of himself as a teacher, seemingly to put the child at ease and gain her trust. The judge stated, “It is right to say you made immediate sexual references while you made it plain you were prepared to commit sexual acts. Rather bizarrely you directed her to a video on YouTube. In my judgment, you were trying to put the child at her ease by demonstrating you were a teacher and that you could be trusted.”

He further highlighted the disturbing nature of Khalil's conduct, pointing out that his communications demonstrated a clear sexual interest in underage girls and that he would have been fully aware of the harmful impact such interactions could have had if the recipient had been a real child.

Representing Khalil, Balbir Singh, defended his client by highlighting his previous good character and his efforts to help disadvantaged youths through free tutoring. Singh also mentioned that Khalil's personal life was in turmoil at the time, which may have contributed to his behavior. However, the court's focus remained on the seriousness of the criminal conduct and the need to protect minors from such predatory behavior.