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Afghan Man Convicted of Raping Two Bolton Teens
7/4/2026
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- Sultani Bakatash (Afghan national) was convicted of raping two 14-year-old girls in Bolton after a four-week trial.
- Bakatash contacted the victims on Snapchat, gave them alcohol until they were unconscious, and then assaulted them.
- Greater Manchester Police’s Child Protection Investigation Unit arrested Bakatash at his brother’s house two days after the assault.
- Bakatash will be sentenced on September 19.
