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Mohammed Amin

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Documented profile covering 11 controversies, including “June 2011: charged with conspiracy involving minors, sexual assault and sexual activity” and “2008–2010: involvement in the organised Rochdale network as taxi driver nicknamed 'Car Zero'”.

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Profile No. 1246 · Updated on 25 September 2026

11Documented controversies
14Sources
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

01

2024-01-15

2024: Operation Span review places his conviction within much wider organised exploitation

No legal proceedings

The independent Operation Span review concluded that there was compelling evidence of large-scale organised sexual exploitation in Rochdale between 2004 and 2012 and serious institutional failures. Amin's 2012 conviction was one outcome of an investigation that had addressed only part of the wider problem.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityReview published into Operation Span and non-recent child sexual exploitation in RochdaleOfficial documentVery high reliability
  2. [2]
    Greater Manchester PoliceResponse to the review into Operation SpanOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 9 September 2026

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Case · 8 documented stages

By 2017: five-year sentence completed and released from prison

Conviction
02

2017-05 au plus tard

By 2017: five-year sentence completed and released from prison

Conviction

Reports in May 2017, citing the Manchester Evening News, indicated that Amin had completed his five-year sentence and was no longer in custody. No citizenship deprivation or deportation proceedings comparable to those concerning Adil Khan, Qari Abdul Rauf, Abdul Aziz or Shabir Ahmed were identified against him.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    BreitbartOnly Two 'Three Girls' Rochdale Abusers Remain In Prison; Four Fighting DeportationPressMedium reliability

Last verified: 9 September 2026

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05

2013-10-18

October 2013: permission to appeal conviction and sentence refused

Conviction

Amin was among the nine convicted men whom the court refused permission to appeal their convictions and sentences in October 2013.

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ITV NewsRochdale child sex abuse gang refused leave to appealPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 September 2026

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06

2012-05-08–2012-05-09

May 2012: five years for conspiracy and concurrent twelve months for sexual assault

Conviction

Liverpool Crown Court sentenced Amin to five years for conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child and a concurrent twelve months for sexual assault. His effective sentence was therefore five years.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    ITV NewsMohammed Amin sentenced in grooming casePressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    The GuardianRochdale gang jailed for total of 77 years for sexually exploiting young girlsPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 September 2026

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07

2008–2012

2008–2012: participation in conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children; five-year sentence

Conviction

The jury found Mohammed Amin, a taxi driver nicknamed 'Car Zero', guilty of conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child in Operation Span. The judge observed that he had been willing to have sex with girls who were clearly underage, while describing his involvement as less persistent than that of several co-defendants. He received five years' imprisonment.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    Judiciary of England and WalesSentencing remarks — Rochdale grooming caseCourt recordVery high reliability
  2. [2]
    ITV NewsMohammed Amin sentenced in grooming casePressHigh reliability
  3. [3]
    ITV NewsRochdale child sex abuse gang refused leave to appealPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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08

2008–2012

2008–2012: sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in his taxi; concurrent twelve-month sentence

Conviction

The court found Amin guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in his taxi. The sentencing remarks specify that the assault fell at the lower end of the seriousness scale for the offence and that he did not persist after the victim refused. A twelve-month sentence was imposed concurrently with the five-year sentence.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    Judiciary of England and WalesSentencing remarks — Rochdale grooming caseCourt recordVery high reliability
  2. [2]
    The GuardianRochdale gang jailed for sexually exploiting vulnerable girlsPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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09

2011-06-08

June 2011: charged with conspiracy involving minors, sexual assault and sexual activity

Conviction

Mohammed Amin, aged 44, from Falinge in Rochdale, was charged with conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with girls under 16, sexual assault and sexual activity in the investigation into the exploitation of teenage girls.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    The GuardianEight men charged with grooming girls for child prostitution in RochdalePressHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 September 2026

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10

2008–2010

2008–2010: involvement in the organised Rochdale network as taxi driver nicknamed 'Car Zero'

Conviction

Amin, who had worked as a driver for Eagle Taxis for fourteen years and was known as 'Car Zero', was part of the group convicted of sexually exploiting vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    The GuardianRochdale gang found guilty of sexually exploiting girlsPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    ITV News GranadaChild sex grooming gang sentenced to total of 77 yearsPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 September 2026

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11

2008–2010

2008–2010: individual conduct leading to his sexual assault conviction

Conviction

A girl testified that Amin had attempted to touch her sexually in his taxi and appeared to be intoxicated. The jury subsequently found him guilty of sexual assault, a count distinct from his conspiracy conviction.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    Sky NewsProfiles Of Child Sex Abuse Gang MembersPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    ITV NewsMohammed Amin sentenced in grooming casePressHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 September 2026

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03

2014-10

2014: former taxi firm becomes focus of controversy over requests for white drivers

No legal proceedings

Car 2000, which had taken over Eagle Taxis, acknowledged receiving customer requests for white drivers. Press coverage linked this crisis of confidence to the scandal in which Amin, an Eagle Taxis driver for fourteen years, and Abdul Aziz had been convicted.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    The GuardianRochdale taxi firm admits providing white drivers on requestPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 September 2026

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04

2013-05

May 2013: council review following trial acknowledges serious failings in response to child sexual exploitation

No legal proceedings

Rochdale Council published a review of its response to child sexual exploitation following the convictions of Amin and eight other men. The case had revealed serious shortcomings in the way institutions had identified and protected young victims.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ITV NewsRochdale abuse council reviewPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 September 2026

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List of documented links (4)
  1. Abdul Aziz2 documented references
  2. Adil Khan1 documented reference
  3. Qari Abdul Rauf1 documented reference
  4. Shabir Ahmed1 documented reference

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