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Tahir Yassin

Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “2003–2008: repeated sexual exploitation of second Stovewood victim, aged 15 when offences began” and “2003–2008: exploitation in context of victims collected by car and supplied with alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes and money”.

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Profile No. 1296 · Updated on 13 October 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 eight counts of rape

Conviction

2024-06-05

5 June 2024: convicted of eight counts of rape

Conviction

Following a nine-week trial, Yassin was found guilty of eight counts of rape involving the second victim.

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

September 2024: judge describes him as sexual opportunist who fully exploited victim's vulnerability

Conviction

At sentencing, the judge described Yassin as a "sexual opportunist rather than a predator" but emphasised that he had taken full advantage of the complainant's vulnerability.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 1

[1]
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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2024-09-13

13 September 2024: sentenced to 13 years in prison

Conviction

Yassin was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment, with sentences on the eight counts reported as concurrent.

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: initially charged with six counts of rape then released on bail

Formally charged

Yassin appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on six 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: repeated sexual exploitation of second Stovewood victim, aged 15 when offences began

Conviction

Yassin was among the men convicted, alongside Ramin Bari, of exploiting the second victim in the case, who was 15 when the offences began.

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: exploitation in context of victims collected by car and supplied with alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes and money

Conviction

The trial described a system of transporting victims by car and supplying cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis and money before sexual 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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List of documented links (1)

Ramin Bari2 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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