United Kingdom: Croydon Quran teacher convicted of attempted rape and assaults on pupils
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Convicted
Authority role
Quran teacher at a mosque
Organization
Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre
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The boys were pupils in the defendant's Quran classes, under his direct religious teaching authority.
- Guru or spiritual-teacher authority
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Proceedings
2023-03-01 · conviction on five counts; acquitted on four others
Croydon Crown Court, England. Muhammad Asgar, a Quran teacher at the Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre, was convicted of attempted rape and four counts of sexual assault against two boys under his religious instruction over a three-year period, and jailed for ten years with an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order. He was acquitted on four further counts, which is recorded for accuracy.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- religious-instructional authority over boys in his classes
Cited record
Sources
- national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Quran teacher jailed for sex attacks on boys', Eastern Eye (2023).
Reports the convictions, the sentence, and the partial acquittal.
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- https://www.easterneye.biz/quran-teacher-jailed-croydon/ Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report.
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