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Kamran Ilyas

Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “2004–2006: participation in grooming of a 12–14-year-old girl through alcohol, drugs and gifts” and “2004–2006: sexual abuse in a flat and playground in Sheffield”.

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Profile No. 1319 · Updated on 13 October 2026

7Documented controversies

4Sources

1Formal charge · all time1 followed by a conviction

1Conviction

§ 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 · 5 documented stages

9 March 2026: convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a child

Conviction

2026-03-09

9 March 2026: convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a child

Conviction

Kamran Ilyas was convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a child.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Two brothers found guilty of sexually abusing a young girlProsecutor's statementVery high reliability
[2]
Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Three brothers jailed for child sexual abuseProsecutor's statementVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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2026-06-22

22 June 2026: sentenced to three years in prison

Conviction

Sheffield Crown Court sentenced Kamran Ilyas to three years' imprisonment.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Three brothers jailed for child sexual abuseProsecutor's statementVery high reliability
[2]
National Crime AgencyOperation Stovewood: Brothers sentenced to 40 years in prison after survivors share impact of sexual abuseOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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2023-03

March 2023: charged in Ilyas case

Formally charged

The three brothers were charged in March 2023 following the NCA investigation.

State of the evidence: Documented
Legal status — source text: Formally charged
Attribution: Accused

Sources · 1

[1]
National Crime AgencyOperation Stovewood: Three brothers guilty of string of sex crimes in the 2000sOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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2004–2006

2004–2006: participation in grooming of a 12–14-year-old girl through alcohol, drugs and gifts

Conviction

Kamran Ilyas, aged 17 to 18 during the period, participated with Kamar in grooming a girl aged 12 to 14, using alcohol, drugs and gifts, among other means.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Two brothers found guilty of sexually abusing a young girlProsecutor's statementVery high reliability
[2]
Crown Prosecution ServiceOperation Stovewood: Three brothers jailed for child sexual abuseProsecutor's statementVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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2004–2006

2004–2006: sexual abuse in a flat and playground in Sheffield

Conviction

The NCA reports that Kamran sexually abused the victim in a flat and at a playground in Sheffield.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Accused

Sources · 1

[1]
National Crime AgencyOperation Stovewood: Three brothers guilty of string of sex crimes in the 2000sOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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2020-06

June 2020: arrested in Operation Stovewood

Investigation

Kamran was arrested with his two brothers in June 2020.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Accused

Sources · 1

[1]
National Crime AgencyOperation Stovewood: Three brothers guilty of string of sex crimes in the 2000sOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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circa 2004

Around 2004: meets another 16-year-old girl at shopping centre and takes her to Amar Ilyas

No legal proceedings

Kamran met a 16-year-old girl at a shopping centre and took her to a park where Amar Ilyas was waiting. Amar subsequently raped her in his car.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
National Crime AgencyOperation Stovewood: Three brothers guilty of string of sex crimes in the 2000sOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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List of documented links (1)

Amar Ilyas1 documented reference
- Around 2004: meets another 16-year-old girl at shopping centre and takes her to Amar Ilyas Source ↗

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