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Ramin Bari

Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “2003–2008: sexual exploitation of second victim in case, aged 15 when offences began” and “2003–2008: four rapes committed on two separate occasions in a hotel”.

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Profile No. 1297 · Updated on 25 September 2026

6Documented controversies

6Sources

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 · 6 documented stages

5 June 2024: convicted of four counts of rape

Conviction

2024-06-05

5 June 2024: convicted of four counts of rape

Conviction

The jury at Sheffield Crown Court found Ramin Bari guilty of four counts of rape.

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

Sources · 2

[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]
BBC NewsOperation Stovewood: Seven jailed for child abuse in RotherhamPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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2024-09-13

13 September 2024: sentenced to nine years in prison

Conviction

Bari was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment.

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

Sources · 3

[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]
BBC NewsOperation Stovewood: Seven jailed for child abuse in RotherhamPressHigh reliability
[3]
New DispatchSeven Rotherham child abusers jailed for over 100 years after harrowing crimes against girlsPressMedium reliability

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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2023-04-19

19 April 2023: charged with four counts of rape then released on bail

Formally charged

Bari appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on four counts of rape and was released on bail.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
Sky NewsRotherham: Nine men charged with sexual offences as part of investigation into alleged abusePressHigh reliability
[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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2003–2008

2003–2008: sexual exploitation of second victim in case, aged 15 when offences began

Conviction

Bari was among the men convicted, alongside Tahir Yassin, of exploiting the second victim, aged 15 at the start of the period.

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

Sources · 2

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

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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2003–2008

2003–2008: four rapes committed on two separate occasions in a hotel

Conviction

Detailed coverage of the sentencing reports that the four rapes of which Bari was convicted occurred on two separate occasions in a hotel.

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

Sources · 2

[1]
New DispatchSeven Rotherham child abusers jailed for over 100 years after harrowing crimes against girlsPressMedium reliability
[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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2003–2008

2003–2008: exploitation in collective context of cars, alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes and money

Conviction

The trial described victims collected by car, sometimes from care homes, then given cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis and money before assaults.

State of the evidence: Documented

Sources · 2

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

Last verified: 10 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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List of documented links (1)

Tahir Yassin2 documented references
- 2003–2008: repeated sexual exploitation of second Stovewood victim, aged 15 when offences began Source ↗
- 2003–2008: sexual exploitation of second victim in case, aged 15 when offences began Source ↗

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