Overview
- Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court found Arqash Zaffar guilty of five rapes, four counts of causing penetrative sexual activity without consent, and arranging travel for exploitation.
- Co‑defendants were convicted as follows: Shiraz Nassir for rape, Mohammed Nadim for sexual assault, and Shahban Arif for facilitating travel with a view to sexual exploitation.
- The 16‑year‑old, known to social services, was picked up on Alum Rock Road and taken to Walsall and Denton in Greater Manchester, where assaults occurred in a car, a flat and hotels, with some attackers in a hotel room still unidentified.
- Investigators linked the men through phone data, hotel bookings, vehicle and insurance records, and ANPR, including a Walsall hotel reservation made under a false name using Zaffar’s vehicle details.
- All four men have been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on March 19, 2026, following police praise for the victim’s bravery in reporting the abuse.