Abdul Khan

Abdul Khan, aged 28, was sentenced to nine and a half years at Nottingham Crown Court following his conviction on charges including two counts of rape, sexual activity with a child, sexual communication with a child, meeting a child following grooming, and perverting the course of justice.

The court heard that Khan used Snapchat to pose as a 14-year-old boy to groom a 13-year-old girl. He subsequently met the victim at a nature reserve in Nottingham in May 2025, where the offences occurred. Judge Mark Watson presided over the trial, rejecting Khan’s ongoing disputes regarding his age and identity.

In addition to his custodial sentence, Khan will be subject to automatic deportation to Afghanistan after serving two-thirds of his term. He was also placed on the sex offender register indefinitely. The court acknowledged the victim's statement, in which she described the profound psychological impact of the offences and a loss of trust in others. Khan is already serving a prior 23-month sentence for an unrelated sexual communication offence against a child.