Zana Adil Mohammed

A sex offender from Kirklees was jailed for over five years after admitting to sexually abusing a teenage boy in Huddersfield more than a decade ago.

Zana Adil Mohammed, aged 48 and from Huddersfield, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday 9 April 2026, having pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual activity with a child and four counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children. He received a total custodial term of 62 months.

The offences were committed in December 2011 against a young teenage boy, whose identity is protected. The victim later came forward, triggering an investigation by West Yorkshire Police. However, during the early stages, Mohammed fled the country and was subsequently located in Iraq. Through international cooperation, officers became aware in October 2025 that he intended to return to the UK.

On 16 October 2025, Mohammed was arrested upon his arrival at Birmingham International Airport. He was held in custody, charged, and appeared before Leeds Magistrates’ Court on 18 October 2025. He remained in custody until sentencing.

Detective Constable Leanne Sanderson of the Kirklees Child Safeguarding Unit said: “Mohammed clearly poses a significant risk to young males, and we welcome his sentencing at court. The appalling offences he committed deeply affected his young male victim and I would personally like to thank him for his bravery in reporting this crime and his support of the investigation. It has taken a lot of courage to disclose such abuse, and we hope that seeing Zana jailed will give him some measure of closure.”

Mohammed’s attempt to evade justice by fleeing abroad was ultimately unsuccessful. The court heard that the abuse involved sexual activity with a child and the creation of indecent images, and the sentence reflected the serious and premeditated nature of his crimes.