Caged: Zafar Iqbal |
The
paedophile chief officer of a charity is starting a prison sentence
after his sordid past caught up with him when three female victims
reported decades-old sexual abuse.
Zafar
Iqbal, 61, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to seven-and-a-half
years imprisonment after he was convicted of twenty-five counts of
indecent assault.
The
victims were all under fourteen years-old at the time of the offences
– committed at an address in Peckham during the 1970's and 1980's.
The
abuse only ended when Iqbal got married and moved away, eventually
running a Brent-based charity.
The
victims reported the abuse they had suffered to the police 2012 and
an investigation was launched.
Iqbal
was arrested and interviewed by detectives from the Sexual Offences,
Exploitation and Child Abuse Command (SOECA).
Detective
Constable Martin Sharp of the SOECA said: “I would like to take
this opportunity to praise the three young women that Iqbal abused
and highlight their courage in coming forwarding and reporting to the
police Iqbal’s crimes.
“The
support they gave the investigating officers during this
investigation was instrumental bringing Iqbal to justice today.
“Zafer
Iqbal no doubt thought the passage of time meant that he had escaped
justice for the appalling offences he committed against three small
children.
“I
hope that his conviction and sentence gives other victims of sexual
abuse confidence to come forward.”
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