Overview

• Umair Iqbal was sentenced on August 7 at Manchester Crown Court to 11 years in prison, three years on licence and indefinite sexual harm prevention and restraining orders.
• A jury convicted him of 29 out of 30 sexual assault charges following a four-week trial.
• Investigators launched inquiries in October 2020 after a 15-year-old came forward and subsequently uncovered four additional victims.
• Prosecutors heard that Iqbal preyed on five Muslim girls aged eight to 18 under the guise of private maths and Koran tutoring.
• Rochdale’s multi-agency safeguarding team of police, social workers, health professionals and community partners led the probe and is urging any other victims to report abuse on 101 under Operation Ganister.