Rotherham child sex accused is arrested at Manchester Airport

A man wanted in connection with child sexual exploitation in Rotherham has been arrested at Manchester Airport.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Aug 2015, 18:35 BST
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South Yorkshire Police said Basharat Hussain, 38, was detained at the airport by their officers in connection with “a string of non-recent sexual exploitation offences” in the town.

Hussain, of no fixed address, was arrested after a warrant for his arrest was granted by Sheffield Magistrates’ Court, the force said.

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A spokesman said he has been charged with gross indecency towards a child, inciting a child to commit gross indecency, procuring a female to have sex with a man, indecent assault, rape, false imprisonment and procuring a female to become a prostitute.

The offences are alleged to have occurred between 1996 and 2001.

The spokesman said he is likely to appear at Rotherham Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

The arrest was made as part of Operation Clover, a South Yorkshire Police investigation in partnership with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Hussain was bailed after he was arrested earlier this year and was thought to have fled to Pakistan.