Khan, 48, a Wakefield MP in West Yorkshire, forced the boy to drink jeans, pulled him up, pushed him onto a bed and asked him to watch pornography before the attack, according to the Southwark Crown Court. The victim, now 29, was left “frightened, vulnerable, numb, shocked and surprised” after Khan touched his legs and feet, he told jurors – reaching “a hair’s breadth” from his genitals while sitting in a up bunk. Khan, who was elected to Wakefield MP in December 2019, has categorically denied sexually assaulting the boy, claiming he only touched the universal teenager’s elbow when he “became extremely upset” after a discussion about his sexuality. But the lawmaker, who is gay and Muslim, was found guilty by a court on Monday after about five hours of deliberation. The judge, Justice Baker, said he would sentence Khan, who has been suspended by the Conservative Party, at a later date. The victim claims he was not “taken very seriously” when he first made the claim at the party’s press office a few days before Khan’s election victory. He then complained to the police shortly after Hahn helped Prime Minister Boris Johnson win a large majority in the Commons, removing Wakefield from the so-called “red wall” that had formed the heart of Labor in northern England and the Midlands. A report was made by the victim at the time of the attack after he ran to his parents, but no further action was taken because he did not want to make a formal complaint. When he learned of Khan’s bid to take over Wakefield in 2019, the victim told jurors “everything came back from floods”. A few days before the vote, the victim said he was going to the Tories press office to cover the details of Khan’s attack, but added: “I was not taken very seriously.” The MP received a questionnaire from Staffordshire police, instead of interviewing him carefully at a station because of the “Covid protocols in force at the time”. He denied the sexual assault. Khan said he tried to be “polite” and “helpful” when discussing sexuality with the teen, who said he seemed “troubled”. Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London (EPA) He said the boy had been upset and “screwed” out of a bedroom when their conversation turned to pornography. He has rejected any suggestion that their interaction was sexual in nature, instead saying he was involved in a “philosophical” discussion about sexuality with the teen during the night. Asked if he had an agenda to talk about sexuality, he told the Southwark Crown Court: “No, absolutely not. Not at all. I was just trying to be polite and helpful to a young man who wanted to talk. “He seemed very willing to talk about it (sexuality). “I think it would be rude or maybe a little harsh to shut him down.” Khan will be expelled from the House of Commons if he is sentenced to more than one year in prison, or else he may be asked to be expelled in the revocation process. The judge released him on bail, telling him: “You have been convicted by a jury for this offense of sexual assault and you should be convicted in due course. “I make it clear that all sentencing options, including immediate detention, are being considered by the court.” In the wake of today’s verdict, the Labor Party demanded the immediate resignation of Kahn as a member of parliament. A Labor Party spokesman said: “Imran Ahmad Khan should resign immediately so that by-elections can be held and the people of Wakefield can receive the representation they deserve.” Three Conservative MPs – Crispin Blun, Sir Peter Bottomley, the father of the House of Commons, and Adam Holloway, who gave a statement of character – appeared in court as part of Khan’s defense. The victim said he could “vividly” remember the bottle of gin that Khan brought to the party, the smell of the drink in the glass and the bubble bubble as the MP forced him to drink its contents. He also said that Khan saw him having sex, asked him to watch pornography and told him that he was “good” with a “whisper of love” in his ear, which was “disgusting and really slimy”. (EPA) Khan reached through the bars of the wooden bunk to touch the feet of the complainant who said he was pretending to be asleep. He said: “He was drunk because I could hear his heavy breathing.” The victim said the “slow caress” continued as the MP “worked around the bed” and “lifted my leg”, although he told Khan to stop. He said he “froze”, adding: “I was scared and jumped out of bed and ran as fast as I could.” The complainant’s brother, who was 18 at the time of his brother’s attack, told the court he was also “attacked” when Khan asked if he wore his skin like a “true Scotsman” – referring to the tradition of wearing one without underwear – before lifting it with both hands. During a legal dispute, prosecuted Sean Larkin QC said it was “merely technical” that Khan had not been charged with a second sexual assault at a Pakistani hostel working on a Foreign Office-sponsored project. . . In a separate lawsuit against the Wakefield MP, Hahn allegedly sexually assaulted a sleeping man in Pakistan after a party. The complainant said he had reported the incident to the British High Commission and the Foreign Office, but did not want to go to the police in Pakistan because of Khan’s “strong links” with the army and government. Jurors were told the alleged victim had appeared as a witness after hearing that Khan had been charged with sexual assault. It is understood that no charges could be brought against him because the alleged attack took place outside his jurisdiction before a change in UK law. But the MP insisted that the sexual contact between him and the second alleged victim in November 2010 was consensual. Following Monday’s verdict, it emerged that Khan had tried to exclude the media from mentioning his name on the charge of sexually assaulting the 15-year-old boy. In addition, the MP tried to block the age of his victim, his own homosexuality, and even his tendency for gin and tonic from being released to the public. Despite suffering two costly legal disputes from the media, Khan’s attempt at secrecy failed. Rejecting Khan’s request, Chief Justice Paul Goldspring noted that the MP’s previous attempts to prevent the press from reporting that the victim was a minor gave him “insight into the defendant’s real concerns”. “Reputation is not the ground for order, open justice is and must remain a cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law,” he said.
