Ex-Newport Councillor Guilty of Child Sex Offences

A former Newport city councillor has been convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court.

Abdul-Majid Rahman, 36, of Bryn Road, Cefn Fforest, Blackwood, was found guilty on Tuesday of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching and indecent assault on a girl under 14.

The jury was unable to reach a verdict on an additional charge of causing/inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity without penetration, which was discharged.

This conviction follows Rahman’s previous three-year and eight-month prison sentence in June 2022 for possessing and sharing indecent images of children.

Rahman served as a Welsh Labour councillor for Newport’s Victoria ward from 2012 until his resignation in October 2021, citing “personal reasons.”

A Newport City Council spokesperson said: “Mr Rahman resigned from the council in October 2021. We understand that the charges he faced this year, and in 2022, were unconnected to his previous public role. However, the council condemns such behaviour by any individual and works with the police in tackling exploitation and abuse in all its forms.”

Rahman has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on March 18, 2025.