A paedophile imam who abused young girls while teaching at a mosque has been jailed for two years.
Ebrahim Yusuf Kazi, 67, was told by a judge he would have been jailed for longer - but the law prevented it as the offences took place 27 years ago.
The cleric sexually assaulted three victims - all aged under 11 - during class as he taught groups of youngsters alone inside the mosque, Swindon Crown Court heard.
He would invite the girls to read a passage from a book in front of the other children - before groping and touching their genitals under the desk.
He also locked himself in a toilet cubicle with one of the girls, removed her clothes before he touched and licked her body.
Kazi's campaign of abuse only surfaced 27 years later when the brave victims finally decided to speak out and confront him in court.
The women wept yesterday as they saw Kazi jailed after being convicted on five counts of sexual assault at the court in Wiltshire.
Judge Euaun Ambrose said: 'You were in a position of very considerable status, trust and authority.
'It was a position of total power and respect - not only within the mosque but also within the local Muslim community.
'You were trusted by those who attended the mosque. You were also trusted by the parents who sent their children to be taught by you.
'However, you wasted the opportunities the position gave you and indecently assaulted three of these children.
'All were pre-pubescent girls and all were entrusted to your care.
'This was a gross breach of trust. Against all this you continue to deny any responsibility for these offences and have shown no remorse.
He never will, as Muhammad is the example of perfect behavior to be emulated by Muslims and since he married Aisha at age 6 and had intercourse with her when she was 9, Kazi has nothing to apologise or feel sorry for.
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Of course this man was prosecuted ONLY because he resides in the United Kingdom.
Had these crimes taken place in any Muslim nation, well, they wouldn't be crimes!
There is no minimum age for taking girls as brides in Islam. It is perfectly acceptable for a 65 year old man to marry a 6 year old child, even a 3 year old, if that is what the man desires.
Everywhere in the world this man would be condemned as a disgusting pervert, however in Islamic nations, he is merely a "husband".
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