Rochdale gang leader still living in town where he abused children – 9 years after losing right to stay in Britain
A ROCHDALE grooming gang leader still lives in the town where he abused children – despite lose the right to remain in Britain.
Qari Abdul RaufThe 54-year-old was part of a nine-member gang of Asian men convicted in 2012 of sex offenses against vulnerable girls.
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Up to 47 girls aged 12 and over were preyed upon alcohol And drugs and gang rapes in Rochdale during a two-year reign of terror.
Rauf was sentenced to six years in prison, but was released in November 2014 after serving two years and six months of his sentence.
The then Minister of the Interior Theresa Mei ordered him returned to Pakistan as it would be “conducive to the public interest”.
But nine years later, Rauf is still located in Rochdale where his victims are forced to live next door to him.
The predator lives in a chic three-bedroom semi-detached house in the city where schoolchildren regularly pass by. Email online reports.
Rauf and fellow gang leader Adil Khan, who impregnated a 13-year-old girl, are still fighting their deportation orders.
They lost a protracted battle in 2018 but later launched a new case, insisting the order violated their rules human rights as they both have wives and children in Britain.
Their appeal was rejected, but both men remain in Britain.
Both enemies claimed to have renounced their Pakistani citizenship, which would make them “stateless” – a barrier to deportation.
It comes after a damning report found there were children left to the 'mercy' of welfare gangs by the police.
The 173-page report was written by Mr Newsam and Gary Ridgeway, a former detective chief inspector, following allegations made by whistleblowers Sara Rowbotham and Maggie Oliver.
The couple's battle to bring abusers to justice and expose their horrific crimes was revealed in BBC show Three girls.
GMP has since apologized and said similar cases are now being handled very differently.
They have launched further investigations, which have so far resulted in the conviction of 42 men involved in the abuse of 13 children.
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