Student visa overstayer jailed for raping girl, 12
A student "overstayer" who repeatedly raped a 12-year-old girl after arranging for taxis to bring her to his flat late at night has been jailed.
Wisal Ahmad, 30, had been studying in Scotland, but after running out of funds he ended up working in Bradford where he befriended the girl on social media, a court heard.
When Ahmad, of Belle Vue, Manningham, found out she was 12, he told her to keep their messages secret and began sending taxis to bring her to his home where he sexually assaulted her.
At Bradford Crown Court on Friday, he was jailed for 17 years after admitting rape, attempted rape, assault by penetration, making indecent photographs of a child and sexual communication with a child.
Ahmad was told he must also obey an indefinite sexual harm prevention order, which includes a ban on him going within 820ft (250m) of any school or nursery and prevents him living within 820ft of any playground or recreational area.
He must also register with the police as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
A student overstayer is an international student who remains in the country beyond the expiry date of their student visa.
The court heard that Ahmad had sent the girl 400 pages of messages over a period of weeks and he had told her he was 22 years old.
He had arranged to meet the girl and sent a taxi to pick her up and bring her close to his address.
After walking her back to his flat, Ahmad raped her and then arranged for another taxi to take her back.
The court was told that Ahmad had arranged further meetings with the girl where he had assaulted her.
But on the last occasion he had failed to answer his phone and she was found wandering around the Manningham Lane area of Bradford late at night, with no money and no way of getting home.
Members of the public had helped the girl and the police were called.
Recorder Patrick Palmer said that in Ahmad's messages, the 30-year-old had spoken of his love for the victim, and when they discussed marriage he said she would have to wait because she was too young.
Ahmad, who will face deportation back to Pakistan after serving his sentence, was a dangerous offender and an extended sentence was needed to "protect the public", Recorder Palmer said.
The judge imposed an extended licence period of four years and explained that Ahmad would have to serve two-thirds of his 17-year sentence before he could be considered for release by the Parole Board.
