Brothers 'groomed' 12-year-old girl in Sheffield and had sex with her in city parks, jurors told
Two brothers “systematically groomed” a vulnerable girl for sex when was as young as 12, a jury has been told.
Kamar and Kamran Ilyas are on trial at Sheffield Crown Court over alleged sexual offences said to have taken place in the mid- 2000’s in Sheffield, including in Meersbrook Park, near Heeley City Farm and in Millennium Park.
Kamar and Kamran Ilyas both had sex with the girl when Kamar, now 39, was between 17 and 21, and Kamran, now 38, was aged about 18 to 20, prosecutors told Sheffield Crown Court.
Paul Abrahams, prosecuting, told a jury of 10 women and two men that the brothers “systematically groomed a vulnerable young girl in Sheffield”.
He explained to the court on Monday how the girl, who is now in her 30s, performed a sex act on Kamar Ilyas, in bushes in Meersbrook Park, when she was 12.
Mr Abrahams said the girl also performed another sex act on Kamar Ilyas, who she knew as ‘Nasser’, in the area of Heeley City Farm.
‘Nasser’ also had sex with her in a car.
The prosecutor told the court how the girl had sex with brother Kamran Ilyas – who she knew by the nickname Kammy K – in the bedroom of a flat where she had been drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis.
According to the prosecutor, the girl said she was 13 years old at the time.
Mr Abrahams said Kamran Ilyas also had sex with the girl on a bench in Millennium Park in Sheffield, again when she said she was 13.
Jurors were told they will hear evidence from women who were friends with the complainant at the time, including one who kept a diary which the prosecution says refers to her being involved in sexual activity with unidentified males.
After the prosecutor opened the case, Puneet Grewal, defending Kamar Ilyas, told the jury her client “denies ever knowing or having met (the girl)”.
She said he also denies that he used the nickname Nasser or that “any sexual intercourse or activity ever took place” with the complainant.
Stephen Spence, defending Kamran Ilyas, said his client “denies any sexual contact with (the girl) and, therefore, disputes any reported identification”.
Judge Peter Hampton told the jurors that consent was not an issue in this case.
Kamar Ilyas, from Sheffield, denies two charges of raping a child under the age of 13 and also denies two counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a child.
Kamran Ilyas, also from Sheffield, denies two counts of engaging in sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15, when under the age of 18; and two alternative counts of engaging in sexual activity with a girl age 13 to 15, when aged 18 or over.
The jury was told the alternatives charged in relation to Kamran Ilyas relate to whether they decide the defendant was 18 or younger at the time of the alleged incidents.