An Afghan migrant who molested a 12-year-old Swedish girl was initially not reported to police - because her mother was dating him.

Abdul Dostmohammadi, 18, was living with his 45-year-old girlfriend in Sölvesborg, southern Sweden, when he sexually molested the 12-year-old.

When the girl told her what had happened, the mother refused to report him to police as she feared he would be sent back to Afghanistan, court documents reveal.

Abused in her home: The 12-year-old girl was sexually molested by her mother's teenage boyfriend - an Afghan migrant who had been taken in to live in the family's care (stock image)

Dostmohammadi, now 19, had moved into the family home after he turned 18 and was no longer allowed to live in a care home for under-aged migrants.

The 45-year-old had worked at the care home, and had offered to take Dostmohammadi in after he became an adult.

The perpetrator moved into the home in November 2016 and the pair embarked on a relationship just over a month later.

According to the 12-year-old, who splits her time between her mother and father's homes, Dostmohammadi 'liked hugs, but the hugs led to kisses on her cheeks which she thought were getting a bit too close to her mouth.'

She told police she could not remember what day in the autumn of 2017, Dostmohammadi molested her, but that it was on the same day they had buried her dog.

Scene: Abdul Dostmohammadi, now 19, had moved in with the 45-year-old after he had become too old to live in a care home for underaged migrants in Sölvesborg, Sweden

Dostmohammadi and the 45-year-old, who had reportedly recently ended their romantic relationship, had both been drinking that evening.

Dostmohammadi and the 12-year-old had started dancing in the living room, when he started touching her 'in a way that did not feel ok'.

When her mother went to the bathroom he put his hand underneath her dress and underwear and touched her genitals, court documents state.

The 12-year-old told her mother who confronted Dostmohammadi, but no action was taken.

The perpetrator was allowed to stay in the family home, which the girl said 'felt weird'.

Four days after the incident, the girl asked to stay with her father, after which she told her older sister about the events, who in turn told their father.

He reported it to police and spoke to the 45-year-old, who 'had not wanted to report 'because she was scared Dostmohammadi would have to leave Sweden if they did'.

Dostmohammadi was found guilty of sexual molestation and handed a three-month suspended sentence and ordered to undertake 100 hours of community service.

Blekinge County Court ruled that he must also pay the victim 15,000 kronor (£1,336) in compensation.