Man jailed in Birmingham for 14 years after sexually abusing 13-year-old girl

A 73-year-old man who sexual abused a young girl under the age of 13 in Birmingham has been jailed. The man told the girl that nobody would believe her if she reported him.

Zomid Hussein, 73, was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court on July 31 for indecent assault, rape of a child and sexual assault of a child. Hussein sexually assaulted the girl on a number of occasions and told her nobody would believe her if she reported him but the girl bravely came forward some time later in 2019 and reported Hussein.

He attended a voluntary interview in December 2020 and in his police interview in December that year, Hussein answered “no comment” to all questions. Hussein, who had a previous conviction for making indecent images of children, was jailed for 14 years. He will also be on the sex offenders register for life.

Detective Constable Katie Russell, from non-recent Rape and Serious Sexual Offences team, said: “This was an appalling sequence of abuse in which Zomid Hussein abused a young child. Thanks to her bravery, we were able to build a case to bring him to justice and hopefully grant her some measure of closure.

“We would urge anyone who knows or thinks they were a victim of sexual abuse in the past to contact us and tell us your story. In doing so you could secure justice for yourself and others, as well as potentially protecting current or future victims.”

If you have been abused, or think you know someone who is being abused, go to https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/your-options/child-sexual-abuse to find out more about your options.