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Hollyoaks Actor Rizwan Khan Convicted of Two Rapes, Sentencing Set for October 14

The jury returned mixed verdicts in under three hours.

Overview

  • Khan, 40, was found guilty of two rapes, one sexual assault and slapping a child in separate incidents.
  • Jurors acquitted him of several other rape counts after a trial at Teesside Crown Court.
  • The court heard he raped one woman after physically assaulting her and raped another who had been asleep.
  • He was also convicted of sexually assaulting the second woman when she woke to find him performing a sex act.
  • Judge Paul Reid granted conditional bail for Khan to return home overnight ahead of sentencing on October 14.