Former UK Imam Abdul Halim Khan Sentenced to Life in Prison for Raping and Sexually Assaulting Women and Girls as Young as 12

LONDON — A former imam in east London has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 20 years for the systematic sexual abuse of seven victims from the local Muslim community, including girls as young as 12.

Abdul Halim Khan, 54, was convicted in February of 21 serious sexual offences, including multiple counts of rape, sexual assault of a child u…