Convicted paedophile deported to Pakistan after being caught at Manchester Piccadilly

'Those who seek to harm children will not only face justice in the UK, but will also be removed from our communities'

A convicted sex offender from Rochdale has been deported to Pakistan, police have confirmed.

Kashif Mahmood, 37, was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison at Manchester's Minshull Crown Court on February 10 this year for online child sex offences.

He admitted charges of attempted sexual communication with a child, arranging/facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and attempting to meet a child following grooming, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU).

The police unit has now confirmed that he was deported to Pakistan on June 1.

Mahmood, the court heard, lied about his age to meet up with who he thought was a 13-year-old girl. He was found by police at Manchester Piccadilly railway station with condoms stashed in his pocket.

The court heard he told the social media account, which had the profile of a teenage girl, that he was 25 years-old. He then began engaging in sexual communication with the account via Snapchat, telling her he wanted to 'kiss and cuddle' before asking if she 'wanted to do other stuff'.

Mahmood had requested the location of the child and first asked to be friends, before the conversation progressed and he suggested meeting up with her, prosecutors said.

When arriving at the train station, after booking a train ticket for the account to meet with who he believed to be a teenager, police located Mahmood, formerly of Royds Street, Rochdale, in his locked car, when he began 'desperately trying to remove content from his mobile phone' before the windows were smashed.

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In a statement, the NWROCU said: "Following his conviction, officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) ensured that the relevant immigration paperwork was served on Mahmood prior to sentencing. They worked closely with the Home Office to facilitate his deportation, which took place on 1 June 2025.

"He was also made subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life."

A judge who sentenced him said Mahmood's claim to a probation service officer that his offending was a 'silly mistake' was 'nonsense'.

Judge Jason MacAdam said: "In June, using Snapchat, you communicated with a person that made it clear she was 13 years of age. You groomed her, making reference to the two of you being intimate and arranged to meet at Piccadilly.

"You claimed you're dyslexic and that a photo made her look older. If all that is the case, then why would you tell her not to tell her mother who she was meeting? When you were arrested you were found to have two condoms in your pocket.

"The evidence against you is overwhelming from the communications you sent."

Detective Constable Adam Cronshaw, from NWROCU, said: "This deportation sends a clear message that those who seek to harm children will not only face justice in the UK but will also be removed from our communities.

"Mahmood was not a UK national, so we worked closely with the Home Office to ensure he was deported following his conviction. We will continue to work with national and international partners to protect children and hold offenders accountable."