CCTV showed Imam having shoulders massaged by boy

UK - AN IMAM accused of sexually assaulting two boys told a court that one of the alleged victims asked to massage his shoulders as a "sign of respect". CCTV was seen by the jury at Nottingham Crown Court which showed Muslim leader Mohammed Hanif Khan tapping his shoulders, before the boy massaged him. The boy claims the 42-year-old imam tried to rape him at the Capper Street mosque in Tunstall several times. Khan, of Owler Lane, Sheffield, denies three counts of rape, four counts of attempted rape and one count of sexual activity with a child. Prosecutor Tariq Bin Shakoor asked Khan: "Are you saying the boy indicated a wish to massage your shoulders?" Khan replied: "Yes. The day before he saw one of my friends in the congregation massaging my shoulders. "It's a sign of respect. Full Story>>