Rotherham grooming gang members who raped girl aged 14 fled Britain after being given bail

The National Crime Agency (NCA) is appealing to the public for information as two Rotherham grooming gang members remain on the run after being convicted of raping a schoolgirl.

Mudasar Hussain, 37, of Rotherham was found guilty in his absence of 12 counts of raping the girl, who was around 14 years old at the time.

Kamir Khan, 37, of Rotherham was also found guilty in his absence of two counts of rape and one count of trafficking for sexual exploitation, after he arranged for another man to have sex with the girl.

Mudasar’s brother Ghazanfar Hussain, 42, of Rotherham – also convicted of raping the girl – has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing.

Officers working to locate Hussain and Khan have pursued numerous lines of enquiry and are now appealing to the public for any information that could assist their investigation.

Mudasar was on conditional bail while awaiting trial and had surrendered his passport to the NCA as one of those conditions.

While authorities believe he may still be in Britain, there are growing fears the convicted paedophile may have fled the country illegally.

Khan, meanwhile, was handed unconditional court bail ahead of his trial, and is known to have left the country after flying to Qatar on September 22.

It is believed he travelled on to Pakistan shortly after arriving in the Gulf state.

Philip Marshall, head of Operation Stovewood, said: “The victim has shown tremendous courage in reporting the predatory grooming, exploitation and sustained sexual abuse these men subjected her to as a child.

“Reliving sexual abuse can be distressing, however the victim’s account, supported by our corroborating evidence, has led to her three abusers being convicted.

“I would like to recognise the continued bravery of the victim, who has already endured so much and who continues to be supported by specially trained officers.

"Our focus remains on securing justice for the victim and ensuring that Khan and Hussain are held fully accountable for their actions.”

The three men were convicted after Operation Stovewood investigators contacted the victim, now an adult in her 30s, after identifying she may have been abused as a child.

She confirmed to officers she had been groomed and sexually abused by Mudasar - who she knew as "Muddy" - Ghazanfar, and Khan between 2008 and 2010.

The victim first met Mudasar, who was around 20 years old at the time, at an address in Rotherham before he demanded she frequently meet him, threatening to find he if she refused to do so.

The paedophile would ply her with drugs and alcohol every time the pair met before going on to rape and sexually abuse her several times in different locations, including in public spaces and in his car.

The victim told officers that Hussain used violence to coerce her, including threatening her with a baseball bat.

After he left the country for a period of time, his brother, Ghazanfar, bumped into the girl on a night out, offering to give her a lift home before taking her to an isolated location and raping her.

The girl and some friends later began frequenting a local takeaway where Khan worked, with the rapist handing her food, money and cigarettes.

Khan manipulating the girl into believing they were in a relationship before taking her to several different addresses and raping her.

The woman recalled that on a number of occasions Khan took her to a house where other men were present.

Khan tried manipulating the girl by telling her she would have sex with the men if she loved him, and by promising her money.

Operation Stovewood investigators used information from the victim and were able to identify corroborating evidence, such as witness statements, phone records and documentation linking the men to the girl, the vehicles and the locations of offences.

The men were subsequently arrested and charged in March 2025.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts or recent movements of Mudasar and Khan is urged to report it anonymously to Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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