Erim Mushtaq secures acquittal for her client accused of rape and other serious sexual offences

Erim Mushtaq was instructed to defend by Rizwana Mahmood, solicitor and Kamran Hussain, managing partner from Whiterose Blackman Solicitors in Leeds in a case involving serious allegations of sexual offending. The defendant and complainant met via a dating app and the alleged incidents were said to have happened at the defendant’s home. The defence case involved issues of consent, reasonable belief in consent and a factual denial of some of the acts alleged. The evidence included messages which the prosecution alleged amounted to confessions to the offences, multiple sources of complaint evidence including an immediate complaint. 

The defendant who was 21 years old at the time of the allegations was 24 years old when he was acquitted of all offences following a trial lasting over a week. The complainant was cross examined under the S.28 YJCEA 1999 provisions. 

Erim Mushtaq, Kamran Hussain and Rizwana Mahmood are specialists in cases involving serious sexual offending.