Asief Anwar

Asief Anwar, a Glasgow shop owner, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the rape and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Stirlingshire, UK. The sentencing took place at the Edinburgh High Court in June 2026. In addition to the prison term, Anwar received an extended sentence of two years on license and was placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely. Non-harassment orders were also imposed to protect the victims.

Key facts and dates of the legal proceedings include:

• Offenses: Anwar was convicted of four offenses, including sexually assaulting and raping a 15-year-old girl, making sexualized and threatening comments to her, and supplying her with alcohol, cigarettes, and vaping devices between July and December 2021. He also made threatening and inappropriate remarks to another 15-year-old girl and supplied her with vapes between May and July 2022, and supplied vapes to a 14-year-old girl while making improper comments about her appearance in August and September 2022.
• Court Appearances: Public court records show criminal case proceedings for "HMA v Asief Sarfaz ANWAR" (Reference: SCS/2024-064565) at the High Court in Edinburgh on June 12 and June 19, 2026, with the hearing type listed as "Indictment - Deferred."
• Conviction and Sentence: Despite denying all allegations, Anwar was found guilty after a trial. Lord Young, the judge at Edinburgh's High Court, noted that Anwar, 43, had been grooming all three girls at different times. The judge assessed Anwar as posing a medium risk of sexual reoffending, leading to the extended sentence to protect young women upon his release.

Anwar, a resident of Glasgow, committed these offenses at his shop in a Stirlingshire village.