BRADFORD MAN RECEIVES COMMUNITY ORDER FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RACIAL ABUSE
A “troubled” man who sexually assaulted a woman in a Bradford street has been made the subject of a three-year community order.Ali Khaliq, 25, groped his unsuspecting victim from behind during an incident in January, and within half an hour, he had approached two other women, making lewd sexual requests.
The spate of incidents in the West Bowling area led to police officers making house-to-house inquiries, and when they went to Khaliq’s bedsit in New Cross Street a few days later, he was racially abusive towards them.
Prosecutor Tonicha Allen told Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday that Khaliq had laughed at the complainant following his broad daylight sexual assault on her.
One of Khaliq’s victims said his “appalling” behaviour had had a big impact on her work, and another said she had been “spooked” when he suddenly appeared at the side of her car.
Khaliq pleaded guilty at a hearing before the magistrates to charges including sexual assault, threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, racially aggravated harassment, and criminal damage.
After being arrested, Khaliq gave the police a false date of birth and name and while he was being booked into custody he spat on the custody suite floor.
Barrister Aimilia Katsoulakis, for Khaliq, said her client had repeatedly expressed his wish to apologise to the complainants and he appreciated that his behaviour was wrong.
Imposing the community order Judge Ahmed Nadim said Khaliq had acted outside the bounds of decency and socially acceptable behaviour.
“You have acted in a manner that was to say the least perverted and ordinarily this sort of behaviour leads to the passing of a custodial sentence,” said the judge.
But after reading reports about Khaliq the judge decided that society would be best helped by the defendant being equipped with the tools and skills he needed to conduct his life in a socially responsible manner.
Under the order, Khaliq will have to comply with 40 rehabilitation activity requirement days and do 200 hours unpaid work for the community.
He must also now register as a sex offender for five years and comply with a sexual harm prevention order for the same period of time.
That order includes a clause banning Khaliq from making unsolicited sexual comments or gestures towards any female.
Judge Nadim warned Khaliq that he would be keeping an eye on him by asking for six-monthly reports from the probation service.
“You are being given one opportunity to sort yourself out,” the judge told Khaliq.
“You clearly are a very troubled individual.
You can only be helped if you chose to take the help offered to you.”
