Locations
Carlisle Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65
Description
A man has admitted indecently assaulting a young girl in Rotherham.
Ishtiaq Khaliq, 40, formerly of the town, pleaded guilty to charges of indecent assault and theft of a mobile phone when he appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday.
The offences are said to have taken place in Rotherham in the 2000s when the victim was only 13 or 14 at the time. The National Crime Agency [NCA] says the case was investigated as part of Operation Stovewood, its inquiry into allegations of non-familial child sexual abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.
Khaliq is already serving a 17-year prison sentence for other child sexual abuse offences following a separate investigation. He will be sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on December 14.
A spokesperson for the NCA said: "A man has admitted indecently assaulting a girl in Rotherham in the early 2000s, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency.
"Ishtiaq Khaliq, aged 40 and formerly of Rotherham, pleaded guilty to charges of indecent assault under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 and theft of a mobile phone at a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court yesterday (22 November).
"The charges relate to a victim who was aged only 13 or 14 at the time. The case was investigated as part of Operation Stovewood, the NCA’s inquiry into allegations of non-familial child sexual abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. Khaliq, who is already serving a 17-year prison sentence for other child sexual abuse offences following a separate investigation, will be sentenced on 14 December."