TWENTY PEOPLE JAILED FOR SEXUAL ABUSE COMMITTED DECADES AGO
A total of twenty individuals have been sentenced to a cumulative 277 years in prison following a significant investigation into sexual abuse allegations involving young girls in Kirklees.
During the sentencing phase, it was revealed that most of the offenses occurred in Dewsbury and Batley, involving three girls.
One of these victims was only 12 years old when the abuse first started, with the crimes spanning from 1995 to 2003.
The legal proceedings commenced at Leeds Crown Court in July 2023, featuring six separate trials.
The final trial concluded in September 2024, with the sentencing of the last defendant scheduled for 2025.
Shakeel Haq, aged 58, from Birmingham, sentenced to 19 years for three offences of rape and an offence of false imprisonment.
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
Asia
Continent
from Saudi Arabia
- based on first and surname
53.1%
confidence
First-name region
Asia
Saudi Arabia
57.5%
Surname region
Asia
Saudi Arabia
48.6%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Charge
Detected legal outcome
st six girls spanning from 1995 to 2015, predominantly at addresses in Dewsbury and Batley. Shakeel Haq is specifically charged with an offence of rape. These accused are scheduled to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. The po...
