Monday, 18 August 2025

Historic Sex Offence Charges: Three Men In Court

Three men, accused of historic sex offences against underage girls within their community, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court for the first time last week.

The charges stretch back over three decades and involve five young girls, all aged under sixteen years-old at the time and in relation to one complainant, under thirteen years-old.


All of the alleged offences are said to have occurred within the London Borough of Croydon and one in Streatham, Lambeth.


They are: Farhan Hussain, 48, (pic.top) of Ashling Road, Croydon; Anwar Ishaq, 58, (pic.mid) of Colonels View, Dingwall, Ross-shire and Saleem Khan, 63, (pic.bottom) of Handcroft Road, Croydon.


Hussain faces a total of fifteen charges relating to all four girls on dates between August 2, 1989 and January 10, 2004.


He is charged with two counts of rape against the first girl; two counts of rape and five counts of indecent assault against the second girl; four counts of indecent assault and one count of inciting gross indecency against the third girl and and inciting gross indecency against the fourth girl.


Ishaq is charged with two counts of rape against the first girl on dates between December 26, 1994 and December 25, 1997 and a charge of assaulting the fifth girl by touching between June 6, 2004 and June 5, 2005.


Khan is charged with one count of raping the first girl between December 26, 1994 and December 25, 1996.


All three were bailed on condition they do not contact the prosecution witnesses to appear at Croydon Crown Court on September 12.

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