A Bradford taxi driver who attempted to incite a 13-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.
Naveed Ansari, 46, who sent an image of his genitals to the girl, planned to collect the girl from her school for having sex.
As police officers found viagra tablets, condoms and a receipt for a playsuit in his car, Bradford Crown Court concluded that the married driver “came prepared” to meet the girl.
Prosecutor Richard Walters said Ansari was repeatedly told the schoolgirl was only 13 during conversations on Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, the BBC reported.
The offender initially claimed he was aged just 20 and told her he would treat her "like a princess" and promised to buy her presents.
Walters told the court: "He suggested he would buy her a dress and a bra and he showed her images of a teddy bear he had bought for her."
The prosecutor told the court that the taxi driver suggested picking up the girl from her school in his cab and said "no-one would be suspicious because people would think he was just a taxi driver".
When he planned to meet her for the first time in Richmond Hill, Leeds, in October last year, he was confronted by members of the Net Justice online predator hunting group, who detained him until police arrived to arrest him, the BBC report said.
During the trial, Ansari admitted to three child sex offences including attempts to incite a child to engage in penetrative sexual activity.
Recorder Tahir Khan KC said the only sentence that could be justified was immediate imprisonment of Ansari.
The cabbie will be registered as a sex offender with the police for the rest of his life.
Bradford cabbie who attempted to incite schoolgirl to engage in sexual activity jailed
Police officers found viagra tablets, condoms and a receipt for a playsuit in Naveed Ansari's taxi.
Clifford had previously pleaded guilty to the murders of BBC sports commentator John Hunt’s wife and two daughters at their home in northwest of London, in July 2024. (Photo: Hertfordshire Police /Handout via REUTERS)
Crossbow murderer found guilty of raping ex-girlfriend
A 26-YEAR-OLD man who murdered three women in a crossbow and stabbing attack has been found guilty of raping one of them, his ex-girlfriend, a British court ruled on Thursday.
Kyle Clifford had previously pleaded guilty to the murders of BBC sports commentator John Hunt’s wife and two daughters at their home in Bushey, northwest of London, in July 2024.
The attack led to a manhunt before Clifford was found injured hours later in a north London cemetery.
A jury at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday convicted Clifford of raping 25-year-old Louise Hunt before killing her.
His sentencing for all the crimes is scheduled for Tuesday.
Clifford had admitted to murdering Carol Hunt, 61, and her daughters Louise and Hannah, 28. He had also pleaded guilty to charges of false imprisonment and possessing offensive weapons but denied raping Louise.
During the trial, the court heard that after killing Carol Hunt, Clifford waited for an hour before attacking Louise, tying her up, raping her, and then killing her with a crossbow. He later killed Hannah when she returned home from work.
The prosecution described Clifford, a former soldier, as committing a "violent, sexual act of spite" and said he was "enraged" after Louise ended their 18-month relationship. They told the court that he had "carefully planned" the attack.
Less than 24 hours before the killings, Clifford had searched for a podcast by social media influencer Andrew Tate, according to the prosecution. They argued that the murders were driven by the "violent misogyny promoted" by Tate.
Justice Joel Bennathan called Clifford’s crimes "dreadful" and "almost unspeakable".
(With inputs from AFP)