14-years for the security guard who let off shoplifters for sex

A Primark security worker who made young girls he caught shoplifting perform sex acts on him has been jailed for 14 years.

Zia Uddin, 27, told his four 15-year-old victims he would let them go if they complied – and he even had a stash of condoms in the control room.

The guard kept their phone numbers and called them after they had left the shop in Eden Walk, Kingston, hoping for further sexual encounters.

Uddin was found guilty of rape and four counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity following a trial at Kingston Crown Court.

Colleagues at Brooknight Security became suspicious when Uddin did not fill in the correct paperwork when shoplifters were caught and requested that CCTV footage was deleted.

One victim said she only did as Uddin asked because ‘there was no other choice.’

Judge Georgina Kent jailed him for 14 years and banned him from working with children indefinitely.

Graham Partridge, from the CPS, said: ‘Zia Uddin preyed on young girls in a vulnerable situation.

‘He abused his authority by telling them to perform sexual acts for him on the promise that they would then be released without their parents or the police being informed about what they had done.

‘Having worked in security, Uddin was also well aware of the CCTV camera ‘blind spots’ and took advantage of these in order to carry out his offending.

‘Telephone evidence also showed that Uddin had made a number of personal phone calls to other girls accused of shoplifting after acquiring their phone numbers through the incidents.

‘During the trial Uddin claimed all the victims were liars and refused to take responsibility for his actions.’

Primark had condemned the rapist and said he abused the trust placed in him by the company and the security firm he worked for.

Uddin, from Manor Park, east London, was jailed for 14 years.