A predatory sex offender has been jailed after raping a vulnerable 12-year-old girl in Nottingham.
The girl was walking near Crown Island, Nottingham, on the evening of 18 May last year when she began talking to Humza Khan – a man with a previous conviction for sexual assault.
Khan, aged 29, then led his victim to a park, where he subjected her to a prolonged sexual assault.
Detectives used CCTV footage to link Khan and his bicycle to the scene. He had also given his mobile phone number to the victim before the offence took place and was positively identified by the victim during a controlled identification procedure.
Khan, previously of Hawton Crescent, Wollaton, gave no-comment answers to detectives during his police interview but later pleaded guilty to rape.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, 7 March, he was jailed for nine years and three months. He was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, which will forbid him from having almost any contact with children for the next 15 years. In addition, he will remain on the sex offenders’ register for the rest of his life.
Detective Constable Jason Jenkins, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“Khan is a predatory sex offender who took advantage of a vulnerable child in the most appalling way imaginable.
“As a result of this very thorough investigation, the evidence against him was overwhelming – leaving him little choice but to enter a guilty plea.
“As he begins this very significant jail sentence, my thoughts remain with the victim in this case, who must now live with the memory of what this man did to her.”
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