Moment paedophile-hunting officers confront a man who had 54,000 indecent images of children and babies stored on a computer at his FAMILY home
- Tonight’s 24 Hours in Police Custody covers the arrest of two brothers in Luton
- Asim Hussain, 32, from Kingsway, Luton was being investigated over images
- But police found Class A drugs and over £200k in cash hidden inside the house
- Arrested his brother Tahir Abass and pair were charged with supplying drugs
- After being jailed for six years, Asim got 18 months for indecent images
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A man who was arrested in front of his family for possessing more than 50,000 images of child abuse faces questioning in tonight’s dramatic episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody.
Bedfordshire Police raided a family home in search of Asim Hussain, 32, from Kingsway, Luton, in February 2017 where they uncovered 54,000 images of indecent images of children on computers.
However they were astonished to find over £200,000 in cash hidden around the house, including some underneath the bed of Asim’s brother, Tahir Abass, 36, as well as 100 wraps of cocaine.
They were both sentenced to six years in prison in April 2018 for supplying drugs, and Asim Hussein went on to be sentenced to a further 18 months for making and distributing images of child pornography.
Nikki Owens (pictured) interviewed brothers Asim Hussain and Tahir Abass after they were arrested with regard to indecent images of children and drug related charges
Asim (pictured) looks stressed when Nikki Owens questions him about the vast about of child pornography the team have found on his computer
As the investigation continued, the police found keys to a secret house where they believed the drug dealing brothers were ‘cutting’ their cocaine supply.
While the police investigation into the images was ongoing, the police were able to charge the pair with drug related offences and the brothers were jailed.
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Initially, police raided the family home after they received information that an occupant was accessing indecent images of children.
With the family gathered in the sitting room, Asim volunteered to be arrested, saying ‘I don’t want any of my family involved in this’.
Police found over £200,000 in cash in the home, as well as piles of cocaine, before they uncovered a second ‘drug’ house
Asim volunteers to be arrested when police raid their home, however the team go on to find thousands of pounds in cash hidden around the house
A number of digital devices belonging to Asim were seized, including two laptops, three hard drives and a mobile phone. They were found to have over 54,000 indecent images of children, including some of babies and children as young as eight.
But as police searched the house, they also found piles of cocaine and thousands of pounds hidden underneath Tahir’s bed.
Both brothers were arrested for supply of a Class A drug, as the police went on to find an estimated £200,000 in cash in the house.
With only 24 hours to charge the brothers, officers were under pressure to be sure that they had all the evidence necessary.
Owens revealed her own personal relationship with abuse, saying that her mother revealed she had been abused to her when she was a teenager
Nikki Owens works for Bedfordshire Police’s Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team.
She revealed that she struggles with her job, and says she often feels as if she is ‘ruining people’s lives’ with her arrests, but that there’s a personal reason behind why she chose this career.
Nikki’s mother revealed to her that she had been sexually abused as a teenager, and although she told her own mother about it, nothing was ever done.
How police were able to uncover the drug dealing brothers
Two Luton men were jailed for a total of twelve years after they were found hiding a huge stash of drugs and cash.
Tahir Abass, 34, and Asim Hussain, 30, both of Kingsway, Luton were arrested after Bedfordshire Police raided a house in a criminal inquiry relating to indecent images of children on 16 February 2017.
During the search, officers found a large stash of cocaine, as well as more than £150,000 in cash.
Both men pleaded guilty to intent to supply cocaine and acquiring criminal property, including £160,000 of cash and electronic devices.
They were sentenced at Luton Crown Court on Thursday, April 20th, 2018.
Officer Nikki Owen said: ‘As well as dealing cocaine, the duo were found to have tens of thousands of pounds of cash in their possession which they admitted was as a result of their criminal activity.’
Later, Tahir was sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison for making and distributing indecent images of children.
Now the officer works to attempt to convict criminals who create and download indecent images of children, but shed admitted she is haunted by what she sees.
She said: ‘I see children being raped, I see babies being raped. What could be more shocking than that?
During the hour long episode, Nikki interviewed both brothers with regard to the drug offences and the indecent images of children found on the computers.
However, both Asim and Tahir refused to answer her and repeatedly answer ‘no comment’.
Asim repeatedly answers no comment to questions from police, and went on to be prosecuted on drug related charges
He was later prosecuted on charges related to the making and possession of indecent images of children. Asim pictured in police custody
As Owens revealed that she has found images of babies and children as young as eight on his computer, she asks Asim if he has ever masturbated to the images.
But the refused to answer any of her questions, and continued to say ‘no comment’.
Meanwhile brother Tahir released a statement ahead of his interview to indicate he has no knowledge of any images of child abuse, and had never downloaded or viewed the pictures.
By the end of the programme, police had enough evidence to charge them with drug related offences, but it took months to investigate and collect the necessary evidence to prosecute on the child pornography charges.
The brothers were both sentenced to six years in prison, and when Asim went on to be found guilty of making and distributing indecent images of children, he was given a further 18 months in jail.
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