Conviction Islamic institutions and contexts Other Islamic authority or family context Surrey, British Columbia, Canada · 2020

Canada: Surrey imam convicted of sexual assault; kept serving after charge and conviction

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

imam within Surrey's Muslim community

Organization

Masjid-Ur-Rahmah

Spiritual nexus

The victim knew and trusted the defendant through his imam role in her community — the standing that produced the access.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2020-01-01 · conviction at trial and sentence

British Columbia court, Canada. Abdur Rehman Khan, known to the victim through his role as an imam in Surrey's Muslim community, was convicted of a July 2016 sexual assault after a trial in which the complainant endured six weeks of cross-examination, and was sentenced to three years with 20 years on the sex-offender registry. He continued serving as imam after being charged and after conviction while awaiting sentencing, prompting community concern.

Primary record

national public broadcaster verdict and sentencing report CBC News, 'Surrey imam who misrepresented himself to immigration officials jailed for sexual assault' (2020).: Reports the conviction, sentence, and continued service after charge.

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