Two Rotherham rape convicts remain at large after verdicts

Sheffield Crown Court convicted three men on November 12, 2026, of raping a girl in Rotherham between 2008 and 2010. Mudasar Hussain and Kamir Ifzal Khan were convicted in their absence and remain at large; Ghazanfar Hussain was remanded in custody.

Hussain, 37, was convicted of 12 counts of rape. Khan, also 37, was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of trafficking for sexual exploitation. Ghazanfar Hussain, 42, was convicted of one count of rape. The brothers Mudasar and Ghazanfar Hussain were tried alongside Khan.

The victim was 13 and 14 during the period of abuse and is now in her 30s. The National Crime Agency said she reported being groomed and sexually abused first by Mudasar Hussain and later, separately, by Ghazanfar Hussain and Khan.

According to the agency, Mudasar Hussain gave the girl alcohol and drugs and raped her repeatedly over about 18 months at a house, in public places and in his car. She told officers he threatened her with a baseball bat. Ghazanfar Hussain raped her on one occasion while his brother was out of the country, the agency said.

The agency said Khan gave the girl food, money and cigarettes and led her to believe they were in a...