Lawmaker Imran Ahmad Khan was found guilty in Southwark Crown Court of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a Staffordshire home in 2008. Mr Khan, 48, forced the boy to drink jeans at a party 14 years ago before dragging him upstairs, pushing him to a bed and asking him to watch pornography, according to the court. The victim, now 29, told jurors he felt “frightened, vulnerable, numb, shocked and surprised” after Khan touched his legs and feet, approaching “a hair’s breadth” by private individuals as he slept on bunk. He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture and that his confession had been obtained through torture. The Conservative Party said the Wakefield MP was expelled from the party with “immediate effect” after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.
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By-elections are now expected at Mr Khan’s Wakefield headquarters in West Yorkshire, which he has held since 2019. The victim informed his parents about the attack and a report was made to the police at that time, but no further action was taken because the young man did not want to make a formal complaint. However, he told the court “everything went back” when he learned that Mr. Khan would be a candidate in the general election in December 2019. The victim claimed that “he was not taken very seriously” when he made the claim in the press office of the Conservative Party a few days before the elections when he saw the Tory party win a large majority. Mr Khan received a questionnaire from Staffordshire police instead of interviewing him carefully at a station because of “the Covid protocols in force at the time”. The lawmaker, who is gay and Muslim, claims he only touched the teenager’s elbow when he was “extremely upset” after a discussion about his confused sexuality. Mr Khan, who has been suspended by the Conservative Party, later claimed he was trying to be “polite” and “helpful”, but the teenager was upset and “sunk” when the issue of pornography was raised. He was found guilty by a court in Southwark Crown Court on Monday from a court after about five hours of deliberation. Judge Justice Baker said he would sentence Khan on a date to be determined. “All sentencing options, including immediate detention, are being considered by the court,” he said. Janes Solicitors, the company representing Khan, said in a statement: “Our client Imran Ahmad Khan MP maintains his innocence and will appeal as soon as possible.”
