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Extradited Man Guilty of Recruiting Teens via Snapchat

8/6/2026

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Sharam Muhamadi, 21, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court in England after extradition from Switzerland.
He was found guilty in his absence of two counts of arranging travel for exploitation, remanded until a hearing on 3 September, and helped Bawan Harwe recruit girls aged 12-16 on Snapchat with fake names, offering drugs, money and alcohol before rapes.
Bawan Harwe received a 29-year sentence in June after living with Sharam Muhamadi in Hexthorpe.

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Sharam Muhamadi, 21, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court in England after extradition from Switzerland.
He was found guilty in his absence of two counts of arranging travel for exploitation, remanded until a hearing on 3 September, and helped Bawan Harwe recruit girls aged 12-16 on Snapchat with fake names, offering drugs, money and alcohol before rapes.
Bawan Harwe received a 29-year sentence in June after living with Sharam Muhamadi in Hexthorpe.