UK Muslim Cleric Jailed 10 Years for S£xually Abusing Four Girls Inside Mosque
A former Muslim cleric has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the UK for s£xually abusing four young girls inside a mosque.
Qari Sher Mohammad, 61, who once served as imam at the Muslim Community Centre in Chatham, Kent, preyed on children over nearly a decade.
According to Mail Online, suspicions first arose in 2018 when one of his victims reported that he had molested her during religious duties inside a mosque on Thorold Road between March 2014 and October 2016.
He was arrested and questioned that year but not charged at the time due to concerns about the potential impact on the child involved.
However, between May 2022 and December 2023, Mohammad went on to abuse three more girls before being re-arrested on December 11.
The victim who had made the previous allegation, now an adult, stated she wished to support a police prosecution for the crimes committed against her.
The iman was charged with multiple counts of s£xual touching of a child.
He denied the offences, but on March 7, 2025, was convicted at Canterbury Court on 16 indictments.
On Friday, Mohammad was sentenced to 10 years in jail.
He will be the subject of a S£xual Harm Prevention Order for five years once he is released.
Detective Constable Conor Middleton said: ‘This man was in a position of authority when these appalling offences were committed.
The children showed immense courage by reporting his actions, and I would like to commend them and their parents for assisting our investigation.
Mohammad is now serving a prison sentence and he should reflect on his actions and the impact they had on these vulnerable victims.’
