Islamic Sect Members Arrested Over Sex Offences and Slavery
30th April 2026
Members of a religious sect have been arrested over allegations of sex offences, forced marriage and modern slavery.
More than 500 police officers from a number of forces took part in a raid on the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) headquarters in Crewe on Wednesday morning.
The group, based at Webb House, a former orphanage, is a Shia religious sect founded by Abdullah Hashem, an Egyptian-American, in 2018.