Friday 13 February, 2026
Six Men have been convicted for their involvement in the rape and sexual abuse of a child in Calderdale.
The victim/survivor was aged between 12 and 15 years old at the time of the abuse which took place between 2006 and 2009.
In 2019, the victim came forward disclosing the abuse that she had suffered and an investigation was launched.
Eight men were charged in August 2024 with a number of offences including rape, sexual activity with a child and attempted rape.
Following a six week trial, that began in February of this year, six of the men were found guilty by jury of the following offences:
- Mohammed Adnan, aged 44, from Halifax, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault
- Mohammed Shebhan, aged 42, from Halifax, was found guilty of two counts of rape.
- Amazar Ali, aged 53, from Halifax, was found guilty of two counts of sexual activity with a child.
- Naveed Anjum, aged 49, from, Halifax, was found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a child.
- Imran Hussain, aged 50, from Halifax, was found guilty of attempted rape
- Adal Manaf, aged 48, from Halifax, was found guilty of one count of rape.
The six men have been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on the 22nd of May 2026
Also, in today’s proceedings, Khalid Kamran, aged 35, from Leeds, was found not guilty of rape.
Mohammed Mahmood, aged 40, of Halifax, will be tried again on 1st February 2027 after his case resulted in a hung jury.
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Six men jailed for abusing teenager 20 years ago
Yorkshire
- 22 May 2026
Six men who groomed and sexually abused a teenage girl in West Yorkshire have been jailed.
Image caption, Imran Hussain, Mohammed Shebhan and Naveed Anjum abused the girl between 2006 and 2009
Mohammed Shebhan, Amzar Ali, Adal Manaf, Imran Hussain, Naveed Anjum and Mohammed Adnan carried out the abuse between May 2006 and May 2009 when the victim was aged 13 to 15.
In many of the incidents, the victim was plied with alcohol or drugs by her attackers, who were aged between 22 and 37 at the time, Bradford Crown Court heard.
All six men were found guilty in March following a six-week trial, and were jailed on Friday for terms ranging from four-and-a-half years to 14 years.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, the woman wrote: “I was manipulated, controlled, plied with drugs and alcohol by adult men to make me feel ‘special’ and loved.
“But it was all an illusion, a tool used to take advantage of me so they could abuse me.”
She added that her difficult family situation left her “very vulnerable” to these “predatory” men.
“Even now, I struggle to let people in. Even now, I am on edge, afraid that someone might take advantage of me again.
“The shame, the guilt, the self-blame I carried for years made me feel so isolated and alone.
“This was not just a single moment in my life, it was a series of events, a violation that leaves lifelong scars.
Image caption, Amazar Ali, Adal Manaf and Mohammed Adnan were caught after the victim came forward 10 years after the crimes
“I am trying to heal, but the harm done to me was deep and its effects are everlasting.”
Shebhan, 42, of Wyvern Place, Halifax, was convicted of two counts of rape and jailed for 14 years.
Ali, 54, of Longroad Place, Huddersfield, was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a child and jailed for 10 years.
Manaf, 48, of Cavendish Terrace, Halifax, was convicted of rape and jailed for eight years.
Hussain, 50, of Parkinson Lane, Halifax, was convicted of attempted rape and jailed for seven years.
Anjum, 50, of Kings Cross Road, Halifax, was convicted of one count of sexual activity with a child and jailed for five-and-a-half years.
Adnan, 44, of Stirling Street, Halifax, was convicted of one count of sexual assault and jailed for four-and-a-half years.
A seventh defendant, Khalid Kamran, 35, was found not guilty of one count of rape.
Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a charge of rape against Mohammed Mahmood, 40.
Bethany Raine, specialist prosecutor from the Crown Prosecution Service’s Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit, said the victim had shown “immense courage”.
“She was a child entitled to affection. These men offered her false affection so they could sexually abuse her. They have now been held accountable for their appalling crimes,” she added.