Sunday, September 14, 2025 - A former Muslim priest who s£xually abused four young girls inside a mosque has been jailed for 10 years in the UK.
Qari Sher Mohammad, who was the iman at the Muslim Community
Centre in Chatham, Kent, targeted children for almost a decade.
According to Mail Online, concerns about his behaviour were
first raised in 2018 when one of his victims revealed he had sexually touched
her while carrying out his spiritual duties.
She said the assault took place inside a mosque on Thorold
Road between March 2014 and October 2016.
Mohammad, 61, was arrested and interviewed in April that
year, but he was not charged because there were concerns that the trial would
have a negative impact on his young victim.
Between May 2022 and December 2023, he went on to s£xually
ass@ult three more children and was arrested on December 11.
The victim who had made the previous allegation, now an
adult, stated she wished to support a police prosecution for the crimes
committed against her.
The iman was charged with multiple counts of s£xual touching
of a child.
He denied the offences, but on March 7, 2025, was convicted
at Canterbury Court on 16 indictments.
On Friday, Mohammad was sentenced to 10 years in jail.
He will be the subject of a S£xual Harm Prevention
Order for five years once he is released.
Detective Constable Conor Middleton said: 'This man was in a
position of authority when these appalling offences were committed.
'The children showed immense courage by reporting his
actions, and I would like to commend them and their parents for assisting our
investigation.
'Mohammad is now serving a prison sentence and he should
reflect on his actions and the impact they had on these vulnerable victims.'
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