Akhtar Hussain has been jailed for having sex with a 13-year-old and proposing to marry her and run away with her to Pakistan

A 53-year-old chef has been jailed for having sex with a 13-year-old and proposing to marry her and run away with her to Pakistan.

Akhtar Hussain was infatuated with the girl, proposing to her on one knee and saying he would leave his wife and three children to be with her.

Hussain had sex with the girl, who came to the UK from Poland, in a room he rented last July.

He was arrested after the child was reported missing from home.

She was questioned by the police and revealed that she had been with Hussain and that she had sex with him a few days earlier.

Hussain, of Bradford, admitted sexual activity with a child and was jailed for four-and-a-half years at Bradford Crown Court on Friday.

The court heard that although Hussain came to the UK from Pakistan in around 1980, he still needed an interpreter.

Judge Roger Thomas QC said the girl came from Poland and there was a significant language barrier between them.

He told him: 'You saw her and took a fancy to her and had "a relationship" with her for about two weeks.

'It is said that you were lonely and isolated and developed a crush on her.

'But communication between you must have been difficult and it must have been hard to form a genuine relationship.

'You, of course, were 40 years her senior, that is a massive difference of age.

'Your interests were driven entirely by sexual gratification.'

The court heard Hussain called the child his girlfriend, told her he loved her and threatened to kill himself if she did not return his affections.

He knelt down and asked her to marry him, saying he would leave his wife and three children and take her to Pakistan.

Hussain, of Bradford, admitted sexual activity with a child and was jailed for four-and-a-half years at Bradford Crown Court (pictured) on Friday

The girl told the police they were kissing in his room and 'it happened' on Hussain's bed.

Prosecutor Jayne Beckett said: 'She said "no" and he kept asking, and was talking about love and marriage, and giving her money,' the court heard.

'She said 'no' but was worn down by him.'

The girl later told Hussain: 'We have to end this' but he said he couldn't because he loved her.

The court heard the girl was medically examined and had an injury consistent with sexual activity and traces of Hussain's semen were found in her knickers.

Hussain initially denied the charges, telling police officers: 'No more questions; dirty questions. She is like my granddaughter.'

Rodney Ferm, defending, said: 'This wasn't just cynical behaviour. He was lonely and isolated and he did develop strong feelings for this young girl.

'He did feel misguided but genuine affection for her. It never was non-consensual.'

After the case an NSPCC spokesman said: 'Hussain carried out appalling abuse on a vulnerable 13-year-old child and is now rightly behind bars.

'Akhtar knew his behaviour was wrong and that his victim could not consent to sexual activity.'