A Muslim pervert, Adam Saleem, 46, (photo below) who sexually assaulted young girls after inviting them to play with rescued kittens has been jailed for two years. The three girls, aged four, eight and nine, were staying in Adam Saleem’s Bed & Breakfast with their parents when he invited them into his bedroom last year.

Independent (h/t Marvin W) Greater Manchester Police said Halebarns House “boasted itself as a sanctuary for rescued cats” at the time and the children were keen to spend time with them.

“Seeing this, Saleem opened his bedroom door and told the girls that they could play with them in his room,” a spokesperson said. “He then shut the door and invited the girls to sit on the floor while they played with the cats, at which point he sexually assaulted two of them.”

Saleem, a former military intelligence officer and IT consultant, denied any wrongdoing and claimed he had fallen asleep when the girls entered his room.

The 46-year-old, who has three children, was convicted of two counts of sexual assault of a female under the age of 13 at trial. The assault came to light in November last year, when one of the girls told her parents what happened and they reported it to police.

Detective Constable Paul Walls said he should feel “utterly ashamed of his actions that day”.