‘You have a poor attitude towards women’ – judge

KAMRAN Mahmood initially claimed the online sex chat wasn’t for his own ‘sexual gratification’ but was an attempt to ‘set up a relative in a bizarre revenge bid, the court heard.

However Judge Philip Parry said the explanation to the probation service was ‘completely implausible’ and told Mahmood that ‘right from the very outset it was obvious you had sex or some sort of sexual encounter on your mind’.

Sentencing, he said: “These offences came to light because you and others, you describe as part of an Asian gang, were discussing things over the internet and the undercover officer engaged you in conversation.

“You have a poor attitude towards females. You said this Asian group you were engaged with was to discuss ‘Burnley slags’.

“In the pre-sentence report you repeatedly denied these conversations were sexual.

“You said that these conversations were to show ultimately as some sort of revenge.”

Judge Parry added: “The offending is so serious that only an immediate term of imprisonment must follow.

“The message must go out that offenders such as yourself who seek to engage with young girls in graphic and highly sexualised conversations, with no doubt lying behind them ultimately a meeting, those offenders will be sent to prison.”