BIRMINGHAM MAN GUILTY OF EXPLOITING AND RAPING 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Four men have been found guilty over a vulnerable 16-year-old girl who was exploited, sexually assaulted and raped after being picked up in Birmingham.The victim, who had run away from home, got into Arqash Zaffar's BMW on Alum Rock Road in July 2019.
She alleged he raped her multiple times over the next few days, including in a hotel room full of men who took turns abusing her.
She stated that in a different hotel room with a number of other men Zaffar boasted about her and said she was 'sexually available'.
He proceeded to rape her in front of them, before each of the other men also took turns raping her.
Her ordeal ended when she was dropped off near Selfridges in Birmingham.
All four defendants accepted being in the girl's company but denied the offences.
Zaffar, 41, from Persehouse Street, Walsall, was found guilty of five counts of rape, four of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent and one of arranging the travel of another person with a view to exploitation.
Sentencing was adjourned until March 19 next year.
