三年前，26岁的哈马德·谢赫在Snapchat上引诱并性侵了他认识的未成年女孩。如今，谢赫对七项罪名认罪周四，当多名受害者在卡尔加里的一间法庭上宣读陈词时，他面无表情地坐在那里。法官称，这些受害者展现出了“成熟、优雅、善良和勇敢”。谢赫原本就28项指控接受审判，周四却突然改变策略，对其中涉及12岁至16岁受害者的七项罪行认罪。法院发布禁止报道令，以保护这些女孩的身份信息。
Three years after Hammad Shaikh lured and sexually assaulted underage girls he met on Snapchat, the 26-year-old pleaded guilty to seven offences and sat expressionless in a Calgary courtroom as several of his victims delivered statements with what the judge described as “maturity, grace, kindness and bravery.”Shaikh was mid-trial on 28 charges when he changed course and pleaded guilty to seven offences on Thursday involving victims between the ages of 12 and 16 years old. A publication ban protects the identities of the girls. Justice Eleanor Funk accepted the prosecutors’ and defence lawyers’ joint proposal for an 11.5-year prison sentence. “I hope you understand how damaging your conduct has been,” said the judge.
法官埃莉诺·芬克接受了检方和辩护律师共同提出的判刑建议：监禁11年半。
Details of Shaikh's crimes against the teens come from an agreed statement of facts prepared by prosecutors Sarah Goard-Baker and Stephanie Morton, and defence lawyers Rebecca Snukal and Mary Stephensen. 'I miss the person I was'
“我希望你们明白，你们的行为造成了多么严重的伤害。”法官说。
Several of the teenage girls, their loved ones and victim support workers were in court for Shaikh’s pleas and sentencing.
检方萨拉·戈德-贝克和斯蒂芬妮·莫顿与辩护律师丽贝卡·斯努卡尔和玛丽·斯蒂芬森共同拟定的事实陈述协议，提供了谢赫对这些少女实施犯罪的详细情况。“我怀念曾经的自己”谢赫认罪和接受量刑时，几名少女、她们的亲友以及受害者支援人员均出庭。
In a powerful and emotional display, three of the girls stood before their abuser in the courtroom and read aloud their victim impact statements. “My view on intimacy is completely distorted now,” said VK, one of the girls lured and abused by Shaikh. VK was 13 years old when Shaikh initiated contact over Snapchat. Their interactions lasted for months. “I miss the person that I was before,” she said in court on Thursday.
在一场动情而有力的陈述中，三名女孩站到性侵她们的施暴者面前，朗声宣读了受害者另一名受害者LW向法庭表示，2023年春天她结识谢赫时，“已经因失去一位至亲而深受创伤”。谢赫在与其发生性关系之前，先给了LW酒精和大麻。他不仅在自己的车内与她发生了性行为，还拍摄并保存了相关视频。“巨大的羞耻感”谢赫周四承认，他早在通过Instagram和Snapchat开始与LW通信时，就知道她只有15岁。
“I really feel bad for my dad, though … I knew it would break his heart. I knew he would blame himself. None of it was his fault, nor was it mine.”Victim had just lost parent Court heard that in January 2024, Shaikh picked up VK, bought her flavoured vodka and marijuana and had sex with her in his car. “I have no idea what my boundaries are because two years ago they were stomped on and run over," she said in court. Another victim, LW, told the court that when she met Shaikh in the spring of 2023 she was “already hurting deeply from the loss of a parent.”Shaikh gave LW alcohol and marijuana before he not only engaged in sexual activity with her in his car, but also recorded and saved videos of it.
“我背负着巨大的羞耻感，”LW说，“我为每一个吻、每一次触碰、每一句话都感到羞愧。”“你在很多方面都利用了我。”
'An immense amount of shame' Shaikh admitted Thursday that he knew LW was 15 years old when he began messaging her on Instagram and Snapchat. “I carried an immense amount of shame,” said LW.
更多视频被拍摄 在她的陈述中，PC告诉法庭，在被谢赫侵害后，她曾试图自杀。
“I felt ashamed of every kiss, every touch, every word.”“You used me in so many ways.”
谢赫最初通过Snapchat与PC取得联系时，就知道她只有14岁。
More videos taken In her statement, PC told the court that after she was victimized by Shaikh, she tried to take her own life.
在接下来的五个月里，两人定期见面，谢赫向他们提供大麻和酒精，并在他的车、家中以及酒店房间内与她发生性关系。谢赫再次拍摄了构成儿童性虐待和剥削材料的视频。
Shaikh knew PC was 14 years old when he first made contact over Snapchat. Over the next five months, he supplied marijuana and alcohol when the two met regularly and had sex in his car, home and a hotel room. Shaikh again took videos that constituted child sexual abuse and exploitation material.
事后，PC表示她遭受了严重的心理健康问题，失去了朋友，并辍学。
In the aftermath, PC said she suffered serious mental health issues, lost friends and stopped going to school.
“我抽了更多大麻，喝了危险剂量的酒来麻痹自己，”PC说，“我无法原谅自己。”“一个受伤的孩子”PC的母亲在一份声明中描述了深夜多次前往急诊室，以及看着女儿“日渐憔悴”的情景。“她不能独处……我必须专注于让我的孩子活下去，”PC的母亲说。
“I smoked more weed and drank dangerous amounts to forget,” said PC. “I couldn't forgive myself.”'A hurting child' PC’s mothera statement, describing midnight ER visits and watching her daughter “wither away.”“She could not be left alone … I had to focus on keeping my child alive,” said PC’s mother.
“一个受伤的孩子会让整个家庭痛苦。” 谢赫首次被捕后，在包括不得与受害者接触以及远离社交媒体等条件下获保释。但谢赫购买了一部新的iPhone，并联系了更多女孩。
“A hurting child hurts the whole family.”After Shaikh was first arrested, he was released on bail on conditions including that he have no contact with his victims and stay away from social media. But Shaikh bought a new iPhone and contacted more girls.
妨碍证人 他认罪的一项罪名是诱骗。该罪行的受害者包括七名具名投诉人和八名未具名的未成年女孩，警方在谢赫的新手机上发现了相关证据。他还对妨碍证人罪认罪。
Witness tampering One of the charges he pleaded guilty to was luring. The victims of that offence are seven named complainants and eight unnamed, underage girls who police found evidence of on Shaikh’s new cellphone. He also pleaded guilty to witness tampering.
在他被捕三个月后，谢赫联系了他的一名受害者，试图说服她去报警并撤销对他的指控。他还试图让她相信他们之间发生的事情是合法的。
Three months after his arrest, Shaikh contacted one of his victims and attempted to convince her to go to police and recant her complaint against him. He also tried to convince her that what happened between them was legal.
当有机会在法庭上发言时，谢赫站在囚犯席上，向他的受害者们及其家人道歉。
When given the chance to address the court, Shaikh stood up in the prisoner's box and apologized to his victims and his family.
“当时，我并没有意识到自己给受害者们带来了多大的伤害，”他说，“我永远也无法真正理解你们所承受的痛苦……我对每一位受害者都深表歉意。”在最后的发言中，芬克祝愿谢赫在出狱后能够改过自新。“你接下来的人生会如何发展，部分取决于你自己，”法官说道。
"At the time, I failed to recognize the harm I caused to my victims," he said. "I will never truly know the extent of your pain ... I am terribly sorry to each and every one of you." In her final words, Funk wished Shaikh luck in turning his life around after his prison term. "What you do in that next chapter of your life will in part be up to you," said the judge.
“从你自己的话中，我可以看出你已经开始意识到自己造成的伤害有多严重了。”
"Through your own words, I am confident you are starting to realize the scope of damage."