18 January 2023 , 13:30
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A married dad sexually assaulted a girl wearing her school uniform on her 16th birthday.
Ahmed Khalio groped the teen and pinned her against the counter in the shop where he worked only to later claim he had just been “messing around”.
The 22-year-old dad had been stacking shelves when the girl walked into the Go Local store in Norris Green, Liverpool on her way home from school, early last year.
Liverpool Crown Court heard how Khalio, a part-time shop assistant, followed the teenager to the till and touched her on her bottom.
He then walked to the front door, before returning to her and pressing his body against her, trapping her against the counter.
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Khalio, from Wavertree, Liverpool, is said to have asked her "if she loved him" as well as how old she was, telling her "not to tell anyone what happened".
Liverpool Crown Court where Khalio was jailed for six months (Julian Hamilton/Daily Mirror)The incident took place on the teenager’s 16th birthday, Andrew McInnes, prosecuting said, adding that she had been alone and wearing her school uniform.
The pervert then lifted up her skirt and began touching her legs and thighs, continuing his sickening assault by touching her underwear as well.
It lasted a “couple of minutes” the court heard, and only stopped when another customer entered, causing Khalio to “jump away quickly” allowing the teen to escape, The Liverpool Echo reported.
She was left “scared and in shock” and reported the attack to Merseyside police that evening after telling a friend what happened.
The teen recalled "telling him to get off her" but Khalio continued regardless, while she also stated she had been "so scared she felt she couldn't scream or shout".
Under interview, the sex offender "accepted flirting" with the girl - whom he thought was aged 17.
He also "denied putting his hand up her skirt or touching her private area" and said he had "just been messing around".
Khalio, a married man with an 11-month-old son, has no previous convictions. Sam Parham, defending, told the court: "He is extremely sorry for his actions and any negative impact on this young lady."
The defendant was assisted by an interpreter in the dock after being found guilty of four counts of sexual assault following a trial before magistrates.
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Khalio was jailed for six months, as well as being handed a seven-year notification requirement and a restraining order preventing him from contacting the victim for the next two years.
Sentencing, the Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC said: "You simply took advantage of the fact she was alone and no one else was about. You touched her despite the fact she plainly did not want this attention from you.
"This lasted for a couple of minutes, although for her it must have felt like an eternity. Although you express some remorse for this incident, you continue to maintain that you did not simply assault her - certainly not in the way she describes.
"Your behaviour on this particular day was outrageous."