RAPED BY PREDATOR Guard assaults teen shoplifters
A PRIMARK security guard has been convicted of raping or sexually assaulting four teenage girls who were caught shoplifting.
Zia Uddin, 27, forced the 15-year-olds to perform sex acts in return for not telling their parents.
He attacked them in the control room of the store, threatening to call police if they did not agree to his demands.
The assaults were carried out at a Primark branch in Kingston upon Thames, south west London.
Following a trial, Uddin was found guilty of rape and four counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. He will be sentenced on November 19.
Jurors at Kingston Crown
Court were told that colleagues noticed Uddin, who kept condoms in the control room, had not completed shoplifting paperwork properly and had also asked for CCTV footage to be deleted.
Graham Partridge, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “Zia Uddin preyed on young girls in a vulnerable situation. He has now been held accountable for his actions.”
A Primark spokeswoman said: “This has been a horrendous ordeal for the victims and their families and we are truly sorry for what they have suffered.
“Our thoughts are very much with them. The nature of these offences is shocking and distressing.” ★
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