MAN JAILED FOR CHILD RAPE AFTER BRAVE VICTIM'S ACCOUNT
The court heard how the victim was raped by stranger, Ammar Moqbal, 32, after being given alcohol while at a party.The victim left the party and bravely approached a member of the public asking for help.
A report was made to the police and Moqbal was promptly arrested and later charged with rape of a child aged 13/14/15.
He attended Sheffield Crown Court, where he pleaded not guilty to the offences; however, he was later found guilty by a jury in October 2025.
During court, the victim's brave account was shared: "That night I was with my friends and could have never known what was about to happen.
I found myself in a situation I could not control, and as a child, could not see a way out of." "Whilst trying to work through what had happened, I lost the normality of just being in school.
I couldn’t concentrate on my work or studies, as there was not enough headspace for me to deal with the trauma I suffered, as well as what others were saying to me." The victim spoke about how the trauma has since affected "every part" of their life.
The account read: "The confidence and naivety I had at the time of the incident, has been taken from me, and now I will always struggle to do what most people would not think twice about.
This can be as simple as leaving my home and going somewhere new.
I think the best way to describe my state of mind now, is similar to suffering a bereavement.
It's like I am grieving for the life I feel I have lost.
I feel like it’s a constant struggle to move my life forward due to the barriers I face now.
I worry that one day all of these things will overcome me, what happened will overcome me.
I can't and will not allow this to happen.
I will not let those who harmed me win, that time is done."
