Overview
- A Birmingham Crown Court jury unanimously found Malik guilty on two counts after about three hours of deliberation and cleared him on a third.
- The convictions relate to an attack on an 18-year-old in Sutton Lawn park in Sutton-in-Ashfield on June 29, 2025.
- Prosecutors said forensic swabs linked Malik to the sexual activity, while he told jurors the encounter was consensual.
- The trial was moved from Nottingham following social-media comments by MP Lee Anderson that raised concerns about prejudice, and a judge directed the posts be removed.
- With reporting restrictions lifted post-trial, media identified Malik as an asylum seeker, and Judge Simon Ash set a February 6 mention and ordered a pre-sentence report ahead of sentencing.