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Abid Saddiq

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Documented profile covering 14 controversies, including “1998–2002: participation in group sexually exploiting vulnerable teenage girls in Rotherham” and “1998–2002: rape of a 14–15-year-old girl in an alley followed by reported remarks to her mother days later”.

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Profile No. 1295 · Updated on 25 September 2026

14Documented controversies
11Sources
1Formal charge · all time1 followed by a conviction
2Convictions

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Case · 7 documented stages

5 June 2024: convicted of raping girl under 13

Conviction
01

2024-06-05

5 June 2024: convicted of raping girl under 13

Conviction

The jury found Saddiq guilty of raping the younger victim, who was under 13.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    BBC NewsOperation Stovewood: Seven jailed for child abuse in RotherhamPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Seven men jailed for a total of 106 years for sexually abusing two young girls in RotherhamProsecutor's statementVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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02

2024-06-05

5 June 2024: convicted of two further counts of rape

Conviction

Saddiq was also found guilty of two further counts of rape in the same case.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    BBC NewsOperation Stovewood: Seven jailed for child abuse in RotherhamPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Seven men jailed for a total of 106 years for sexually abusing two young girls in RotherhamProsecutor's statementVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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03

2024-06-05

5 June 2024: convicted of indecent assault on 12-year-old girl

Conviction

The jury found Saddiq guilty of one count of indecent assault on a 12-year-old girl.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    BBC NewsOperation Stovewood: Seven jailed for child abuse in RotherhamPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Seven men jailed for a total of 106 years for sexually abusing two young girls in RotherhamProsecutor's statementVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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04

2024-09-12 to 2024-09-13

12–13 September 2024: new 24-year prison sentence with 12 months' extended licence

Conviction

Sheffield Crown Court sentenced Saddiq to 24 years' imprisonment with twelve months' extended licence for the offences in the second case, while he was already serving the 20-year sentence imposed in 2019.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Seven men jailed for a total of 106 years for sexually abusing two young girls in RotherhamProsecutor's statementVery high reliability
  2. [2]
    ITV News CalendarOperation Stovewood: Seven jailed for abuse of two girls in RotherhamPressHigh reliability
  3. [3]
    BBC NewsOperation Stovewood: Seven jailed for child abuse in RotherhamPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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05

2023-04-19

19 April 2023: charged with three rapes and one indecent assault in new Stovewood case

Formally charged

While already serving his 2019 sentence, Saddiq was charged in a new case with three counts of rape and one count of indecent assault.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    Sky NewsRotherham: Nine men charged with sexual offences as part of investigation into alleged abusePressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    The StarNational Crime Agency: Nine men appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court accused of historic child sexual offencesPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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12

2003–2008

2003–2008: separate new sexual exploitation case involving two other girls aged 11 and 15 when offences began

Conviction

In a separate phase of Operation Stovewood tried in 2024, Saddiq was established as the only one of the seven defendants who had abused both victims in that trial, aged 11 and 15 when the offences began.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    BBC NewsOperation Stovewood: Seven jailed for child abuse in RotherhamPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Seven men jailed for a total of 106 years for sexually abusing two young girls in RotherhamProsecutor's statementVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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13

2003–2008

2003–2008: participation in exploitation involving cars, alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes and money at various Rotherham locations

Conviction

The 2024 case described victims collected by car, sometimes from care homes, and given cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis and money before assaults at various locations in Rotherham.

State of the evidence
Established by a court

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    ITV News CalendarRotherham grooming scandal: Seven men convicted of abusing girlsPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    BBC NewsOperation Stovewood: Seven jailed for child abuse in RotherhamPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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06

1998–2002; trial 2019

1998–2002: rape of a 14–15-year-old girl in an alley followed by reported remarks to her mother days later

Conviction — against a third party

Protagonist not prosecuted — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

A victim recounted being taken into an alley and raped by Saddiq. She also stated that he subsequently made an explicit comment in front of her mother, boasting of having had sexual intercourse with her.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Role of the person profiled
Protagonist not prosecuted

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    The IndependentRotherham grooming gang: Man told teenager's mother he had sex with her daughter 'the other day', court hearsPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    The GuardianRotherham child sexual abuse: six more men convictedPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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Case · 6 documented stages

28 August 2019: convicted of two counts of rape

Conviction
07

2019-08-28

28 August 2019: convicted of two counts of rape

Conviction

The jury at Sheffield Crown Court found Abid Saddiq guilty of two counts of rape concerning the 1998–2002 case.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    The GuardianRotherham child sexual abuse: six more men convictedPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    New English Review (reproducing local/BBC court reporting)Six men found guilty of 20 CSE offences in Rotherham abuse trialPressMedium reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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08

2019-08-28

28 August 2019: convicted of four counts of indecent assault

Conviction

Saddiq was also found guilty of four counts of indecent assault.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    The GuardianRotherham child sexual abuse: six more men convictedPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    New English Review (reproducing local/BBC court reporting)Six men found guilty of 20 CSE offences in Rotherham abuse trialPressMedium reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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09

2019-08-28

28 August 2019: convicted of two counts of child abduction

Conviction

The jury found Saddiq guilty of two counts of child abduction, brought jointly with another defendant.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    The GuardianRotherham child sexual abuse: six more men convictedPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    New English Review (reproducing local/BBC court reporting)Six men found guilty of 20 CSE offences in Rotherham abuse trialPressMedium reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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10

2019-08-28

28 August 2019: acquitted of one additional count of indecent assault

Acquitted / conviction overturned

Detailed accounts of the verdicts indicate that Saddiq was found not guilty of another count of indecent assault.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    New English Review (reproducing local/BBC court reporting)Six men found guilty of 20 CSE offences in Rotherham abuse trialPressMedium reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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11

2019-08-30

30 August 2019: sentenced to 20 years in prison and described by judge as determined sexual predator

Conviction

Saddiq was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. Judge Michael Slater described him as a cunning and determined sexual predator.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    The GuardianRotherham child sexual abuse: judge calls authorities 'totally ineffectual'PressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    The IndependentRotherham grooming gang: Judge attacks 'indifferent' authorities as five more men jailed for sexually abusing girlsPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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14

1998–2002

1998–2002: participation in group sexually exploiting vulnerable teenage girls in Rotherham

Conviction

Saddiq was part of a group of men in Rotherham who targeted vulnerable teenage girls, supplied them with alcohol and drugs, degraded them and passed them between several men for sexual purposes.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    The GuardianRotherham child sexual abuse: six more men convictedPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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