Asylum seeker who groomed and raped girl, 13, jailed
An asylum seeker named Abdul Khan has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl. The court heard that Khan groomed the victim on Snapchat by pretending to be a teenager before attacking her in a nature reserve.
Why it matters
The case involves sensitive issues regarding asylum policy, child safety, and criminal justice in the UK.
Published 10 August 2026, 13:01 BST Updated 3 minutes ago An asylum seeker who raped a 13-year-old girl after pretending to be a teenager on Snapchat has been jailed.
Abdul Khan attacked the girl in a nature reserve in Clifton, Nottingham, on 14 May last year.
Khan arrived in the UK in a back of a lorry in 2015, Nottingham Crown Court heard, and faces automatic deportation to Afghanistan after he has served two thirds of his sentence.
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