Rotherham Rapist Given Unconditional Bail Flew to Qatar Before His Trial

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Two men convicted of raping a schoolgirl in Rotherham weren’t in court to hear the verdicts. Both had skipped bail, and one had already flown out of the country, the National Crime Agency said.

Kamir Khan, 37, was on unconditional court bail before his trial. He is known to have boarded a flight to Qatar on 22 September, and investigators believe he went on to Pakistan.

Mudasar Hussain, 37, was on conditional bail and had handed his passport to the NCA. He is missing too. Officers say he may still be in the UK, but it is possible he left the country illegally.

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A jury at Sheffield Crown Court found Mudasar Hussain guilty of 12 counts of rape on Thursday. Khan was convicted of two counts of rape and one of trafficking for sexual exploitation. Hussain’s brother Ghazanfar, 42, was convicted of one count of rape. He was the only one of the three in court and has been remanded in custody.

The girl was around 14 at the time, and the abuse ran from 2008 to 2010. The NCA said she was plied with drugs and alcohol, and that Mudasar Hussain threatened her with a baseball bat. She is now in her 30s.

The case was brought by Operation Stovewood, the NCA inquiry into grooming gangs in South Yorkshire. All three men were due to be sentenced today, the two missing men in their absence, the BBC reports.

Philip Marshall, who heads Operation Stovewood, said: “Mudasar Hussain and Kamir Khan have attempted to avoid justice, but my officers are determined to find the men, to ensure both of them serve the sentences handed down to them in due course.”

Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf asked: “WHY were they released on bail to begin with?”

Two child rapists from a Rotherham grooming gang have gone missing after being released on bail.

WHY were they released on bail to begin with?

Why is the establishment STILL taking these heinous crimes so unseriously?

Mudasar Hussain plied the 14 year old victim with drugs…

— Zia Yusuf (@ZiaYusufUK) November 13, 2026

Anyone with information can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Our view: a man charged with raping a child was given unconditional bail and simply got on a plane. The victim waited years for justice. Two of the men who abused her didn’t even turn up for it.

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Read more: The grooming gangs scandal and national inquiry explained

Sources

• National Crime Agency, 12 November 2026: Convictions, bail status, Khan’s 22 September flight to Qatar, appeal for information
• BBC News, 12 November 2026: Verdicts, NCA and CPS quotes, sentencing due 13 November
• The Independent, 12 November 2026: Manhunt and bail details

Main image: Mudasar Hussain (left) and Kamir Khan, National Crime Agency; Sheffield Law Courts, Bencherlite, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons).