{UAH} Former muslim peer Lord Ahmed is to face trial 'for sexually assaulting a boy and a girl under 13'

Until recently, Lord Ahmed was the highest profile muslim in the UK.

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Former Labour peer Lord Nazir Ahmed has been charged with two attempted rapes and one indecent assault

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Former peer is to face trial 'for sexually assaulting a boy and a girl under 13'

Former Labour peer Lord Ahmed is to face trial accused of sexually assaulting a boy and a girl under 13

• Lord Nazir Ahmed charged with two attempted rapes and one indecent assault
• He is alleged to have committed the offences when he was a teenager in Rotherham in the 1970s. He is one of three men facing linked criminal charges
• Lord Ahmed, 61, joined Labour party at 18 and became Rotherham's first Asian councillor and youngest magistrate 

By SAMI QUADRI FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 01:52, 1 March 2019 | UPDATED: 05:29, 1 March 2019

 
 
 
 
 
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A peer is to stand trial accused of sexually assaulting a boy and a girl under 13, it was reported last night.

Former Labour peer Lord Nazir Ahmed has been charged with two attempted rapes and one indecent assault.

He is alleged to have committed the offences when he was a teenager in Rotherham in the 1970s. He is one of three men facing linked criminal charges.

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A peer is to stand trial accused of sexually assaulting a boy and a girl under 13, it was reported last night. Former Labour peer Lord Nazir Ahmed (pictured) has been charged with two attempted rapes and one indecent assault

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Lord Ahmed, 61, joined the Labour party at 18 and became Rotherham's first Asian councillor and youngest magistrate.

Tony Blair appointed the father of three as a peer in 1998, making him one of the first Muslims to enter the Lords. He left Labour in 2013 but remains a peer with no party affiliation.

Lord Ahmed is alleged to have indecently assaulted the boy in 1971-72, when he was 14 or 15, The Times reported. 

He is also accused of two attempted rapes in 1973-74 aged 16 or 17.

Two others are accused in connection with the assaults. Mohamed Farooq, 68, faces four charges of indecent assault and Mohammed Tariq, 63, two indecent assault charges.

They are due before Sheffield magistrates on March 19.

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