A “cunning” and “manipulative” former imam in east London has been given a life sentence with a minimum prison term of 20 years for a series of sexual attacks on women and girls as young as 12.
Abdul Halim Khan, 54, was described as having abused the trust and authority that came with his position to carry out attacks against seven victims from the local Muslim community between 2005 and 2014.
Sentencing him, Judge Leslie Cuthbert described Khan’s “deliberate distortion of the Muslim faith”.
That judge is very weak on Islam.
