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| Sex assault Koran tutor is jailed | Sex assault Koran tutor is jailed |
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| A Muslim tutor who indecently assaulted a girl as she read the Koran to him at her home in the 1970s and 1980s has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. | |
| Yusuf Mangera, 56, of St Barnabas Road, Leicester, was employed by the girl's father to visit the family home and teach the children to read the Koran. | Yusuf Mangera, 56, of St Barnabas Road, Leicester, was employed by the girl's father to visit the family home and teach the children to read the Koran. |
| He was convicted of indecent assault at Leicester Crown Court in October. | He was convicted of indecent assault at Leicester Crown Court in October. |
| Judge David Price said the victim had lived with "a sense of shame" for more than 25 years before coming forward. | Judge David Price said the victim had lived with "a sense of shame" for more than 25 years before coming forward. |
| The trial heard Mangera indecently assaulted the girl, who is now a married woman, over a period of about two years in the late 1970s to early 1980s. | The trial heard Mangera indecently assaulted the girl, who is now a married woman, over a period of about two years in the late 1970s to early 1980s. |
| Brother dismissed | Brother dismissed |
| The woman said her younger brother was often dismissed from the room and the tutor, then in his 20s, fondled her as she read to him. | The woman said her younger brother was often dismissed from the room and the tutor, then in his 20s, fondled her as she read to him. |
| She said he began by touching her knee under the Koran as she read, but later became more bold, progressing to touching under her clothes. | She said he began by touching her knee under the Koran as she read, but later became more bold, progressing to touching under her clothes. |
| The woman told the court she tried to prevent the abuse continuing by wearing tight clothes and trying to avoid lessons. | The woman told the court she tried to prevent the abuse continuing by wearing tight clothes and trying to avoid lessons. |
| She said she told her mother at the time, but was told not to be "daft". | She said she told her mother at the time, but was told not to be "daft". |
| She eventually told her father once it became apparent he planned to hire the same tutor for her younger sister. | She eventually told her father once it became apparent he planned to hire the same tutor for her younger sister. |
| Last year she decided to report the matter to police after undergoing IVF treatment with her husband and qualifying as a counsellor, she told the court. | Last year she decided to report the matter to police after undergoing IVF treatment with her husband and qualifying as a counsellor, she told the court. |
| 'Wrong and shameful' | 'Wrong and shameful' |
| Throughout the trial Mangera, who appeared in court with an interpreter, had denied all the charges and said it never happened. | Throughout the trial Mangera, who appeared in court with an interpreter, had denied all the charges and said it never happened. |
| Judge Price told him: "The offences were aggravated by the fact that, as you well know, in your culture and religion the mere touching of a young female who is not a member of your family is thought to be wrong and shameful. | Judge Price told him: "The offences were aggravated by the fact that, as you well know, in your culture and religion the mere touching of a young female who is not a member of your family is thought to be wrong and shameful. |
| "You did all that to her when her parents placed absolute trust in you as an Hafiz and a scholar of the Koran. | "You did all that to her when her parents placed absolute trust in you as an Hafiz and a scholar of the Koran. |
| "Her parents had no fear for her safety when she was with you, but you abused that trust. | "Her parents had no fear for her safety when she was with you, but you abused that trust. |
| "As a result of the position you held within your community the sense of shame the girl suffered was even more profound. | "As a result of the position you held within your community the sense of shame the girl suffered was even more profound. |
| "In particular she has developed a fear of her body being touched. This has led to complications for her in receiving medical treatment." | "In particular she has developed a fear of her body being touched. This has led to complications for her in receiving medical treatment." |
| Mangera was also disqualified from working with children. | Mangera was also disqualified from working with children. |