Locations
Rishton Lane, Bolton, BL3
Description
Convicted Sex Offender Furqan Khalil Absconds from Court After Assaulting 14-Year-Old
A 28-year-old convicted sex offender has absconded from court after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl while trying to illegally sell her a vape.
Furqan Khalil, of Rishton Lane, Bolton, failed to appear at Chester Crown Court on Friday, October 9, where he was due to be sentenced. A jury had convicted him of one count of engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a child at the end of a four-day trial on Thursday, August 27. He was acquitted of a similar offence alleged to have taken place moments earlier against the same girl.
Police have issued a mugshot and a warrant for his arrest. Jurors heard that Khalil touched the girl intimately without consent at Cheshire Mobile and E-Cigarettes on Market Way after offering to sell her a vape despite her age. She reported the incident immediately, leading to a Cheshire Police investigation and his charge.
Khalil had been on bail. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101 or via the force website, quoting reference 26000837298.