ROCHDALE GROOMING SCANDAL: KEY OFFENDER HAMID SAFI JAILED
Illegal immigrant Hamid Safi, of Kensington Street, Rochdale, was found not guilty of two counts of rape but convicted of trafficking and conspiracy.The 22-year-old, from Afghanistan, hid under a lorry to smuggle himself into Britain after travelling through Turkey and Iran.
He was captured in Birmingham in November, 2008, but released in March 2009.
He claimed in court he self-harmed while he was in the detention centre to thwart efforts to deport him.
He was jailed for four years after he was convicted of trafficking and conspiracy.
He was also found not guilty of two counts of rape.