Twelve Charged Over Non-Recent Child Sexual Offences in Calderdale

Friday, 9 January 2026 14:32

Twelve people are due to appear in court charged with non-recent child sexual offences relating to incidents reported in Calderdale between 2000 and 2004.

Twelve people are due to appear in court charged with non-recent child sexual offences in Calderdale.

Detectives from West Yorkshire Police have charged eleven men and one woman with offences including rape, indecent assault and threats to kill.

The allegations relate to offences reported to have taken place between 2000 and 2004 and involve two female victims who were under the age of 16 at the time.

Those charged are due to appear at Bradford Magistrates Court next month.

Police say the charges follow extensive enquiries into non-recent abuse.

🧾 Those Charged Are:

Safraz Azram, 57, of Halifax – six counts of rape and one count of indecent assault
Shazad Nazir, 50, formerly of Halifax – four counts of rape
Gulbhar Aziz, 50, of Halifax – rape and attempted rape
Raja Yasin, 73, formerly of Halifax – indecent assault of a girl under 14
Irfaan Bashir, 42, of Halifax – four counts of rape
Asad Ali, 41, of Brighouse – two counts of rape
Mohammed Hamza, 52, of Halifax – three counts of rape
Adil Arshid, 40, of Halifax – rape
Thomas Jackson, 71, of Halifax – sexual assault of a girl under 13
Shazad Rehman, 43, of Dewsbury – five counts of rape and threats to kill
Abdul Hafeez, 49, of Dewsbury – indecent assault and causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
Joanne Lowther, 55, of Dewsbury – assault occasioning actual bodily harm

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