‘Nasty bully’ imam Abdul Rauf admits beating boys

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A “bullying” imam who “assaulted many children” and left them “writhing in pain” has been jailed.

Abdul Rauf, of Sussex Street, Rochdale, attacked two boys, aged 10 and 12, at a mosque study class in Greater Manchester in 2017, police said.

Reviewing CCTV footage, officers then found the 51-year-old had beat other pupils’ “ears, arms and legs”.

Admitting 21 assaults, he was jailed for 17 months at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said only the attack in October 2017 had been reported, but the CCTV evidence had allowed the force to charge the imam with further offences.

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