Men who raped teenage girl in Rotherham are on the run after skipping trial

Two men convicted of raping a teenage girl who was groomed and trafficked in Rotherham 20 years ago are on the run.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said Mudasar Hussain and Kamir Ifzal Khan, both 37, absconded ahead of their trial and at least one has fled abroad.

The pair were found guilty along with Mudasar's brother, Ghazanfar Hussain, 42, at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday.

Mudasar Hussain had been on conditional bail ahead of his trial and had been forced to give up his passport.

The NCA said he could still be in the UK, but he may have left the country illegally.

Khan, who had also been on conditional bail, flew to Qatar on 22 September and is believed to have gone on to Pakistan.

Mudasar Hussain was convicted of 12 counts of rape; Khan of two counts of rape and one count of sexual exploitation; and Ghazanfar Hussain of one count of rape.

The victim was 13 and 14 when she was groomed and sexually abused - first by Mudasar Hussain, then separately by Ghazanfar Hussain and Khan between 2008 and 2010.

Mudasar Hussain, about 20 at the time, plied her with alcohol and drugs and after a few months took her to a house in Rotherham where he raped her.

He abused her "countless times over the course of around 18 months, at the house, in local public spaces and in his car," said the NCA.

She told police he violently coerced her, including threatening her with a baseball bat.

His brother Ghazanfar Hussain - nicknamed Gucci and around 24 at the time - raped her on one occasion when his brother left the country for a period.

The victim didn't know at the time they were related.

Khan began abusing the girl when she started going to a takeaway he worked at, according to the NCA. He gave her food, money and cigarettes and took her out on deliveries.

She thought they were in a relationship, but he raped her during a period of abuse lasting around seven months.

The NCA said he also took her to a house on a number of occasions and asked her to have sex with other men who were there.

She always refused, but one day he took her to another address and left her alone with another man, who raped her.

Khan later told the girl he owed the man a favour.

The three men were arrested as part of Operation Stovewood, established in 2014 in the wake of the Rotherham exploitation scandal.

The NCA said the probe had identified and supported around 1,150 potential victims and secured 60 convictions against 55 people.

Khan and the Hussain brothers will be sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday.

Officers are appealing for the public's help to find the two who are on the run.

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Head of Operation Stovewood Philip Marshall 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."

Anyone with information on is urged to report it anonymously to Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or via its website.

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