- Mohammed Kashif Khokhar maintains his innocence despite the guilty verdicts
The boss of a media group that was awarded £40million in Covid contracts has kept his job despite being convicted of three sex assaults against staff last year.
KAU Media Group (KMG) chief executive Mohammed Kashif Khokhar, 43, was found guilty in November of four charges of sexual assault against three female employees, it has now emerged.
Khokhar – who was acquitted on charges against three other women – received a 16 month sentence, suspended for two years, openDemocracy reported.
He was ordered to undergo 40 days of rehabilitation activity and to pay each of his victims £2,000 in compensation. He also had to pay £9,000 in prosecution costs and complete 80 hours of unpaid work.
Now, one of his victims, who says she is ‘disgusted’ that Khokhar continues to serve as CEO, is urging the company to ‘take some responsibility for your staff’s safety’.

KAU Media Group CEO Mohammed Kashif Khokhar, 43, (pictured) was found guilty in November of four charges of sexual assault against three female employees, it has now emerged. He was acquitted on charges against three other women

Khokhar (right, pictured with COO Mohammed Abid Masood) has kept his job despite the guilty verdict. He has also maintained his innocence in the sexual assault case and claims there were ‘unspecified failings’ in the police investigation
‘He was found guilty of sexual assault and he’s still just carrying on like usual. Nothing has changed,’ the woman, whose identity cannot be revealed for legal reasons, told independent media outlet openDemocracy.
She claims that during the ‘gruelling’ trial, the alleged victims faced a ‘full character assassination’ by Khokhar’s lawyers who she says tried to depict them as ‘terrible, completely unbelievable people’.
‘I was terrified afterwards,’ she recalled. ‘But the whole reason I did it was to protect the other women who work for him.’
She has now called on KMG to take action, telling the outlet that she wants others to be aware so they can ‘make an informed decision when they’re choosing to work with someone’ and ‘know what type of person they are’.
Khokhar was arrested in February 2021 and continued attending ‘boozy’ work events, including a company trip to Las Vegas to ‘our success throughout the year’.
The CEO was also photographed at the KMG Christmas party just weeks after he was found guilty of assault, according to the media website.
Court records reportedly revealed that he told police many of the allegations against him were ‘bollocks’ and that his accusers only saw him as a ‘millionaire’ and a ‘target to take down’.
The court also heard that KMG’s work culture ‘revolved around lavish parties’.
Despite the guilty verdict, Khokhar has maintained his innocence in the sexual assault case and claims there were ‘unspecified failings’ in the police investigation.
In a statement to openDemocracy, he said: ‘I now look to put this difficult period behind me and move forward to the future, and to building upon the successes of KAU Media Group Ltd and its clients.’

Khokhar was arrested in February 2021 and continued attending ‘boozy’ work events, it has been alleged. The CEO (back centre, wearing a black coat and sunglasses) is seen in this undated photograph from a KMG ski trip
The case against Khokhar is just the latest scandal surrounding KMG, which during the Covid-19 pandemic had been awarded a £40million Government contract to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) – despite lacking experience in the field.
The firm came under fire in 2021 for allegedly forcing its staff to work despite them being furloughed.
Khokhar, in an audio recording, also allegedly heard warning his employees: ‘If someone makes accusations about the business, about furlough or f***ing reporting to HMRC, they can go f*** themselves.’
He later admitted staff were asked to be ‘reactive to clients’ while on furlough, but denied allegations that they were being forced to work, claiming the information was ‘taken out of context’.
He was also accused of pocketing £10million for himself and his wife and allegedly bragged about his lavish lifestyle on social media.
A KMG spokesperson on Wednesday told the outlet: ‘Furlough monies received by KAU Media Group Ltd were repaid in full to HMRC pro-actively without any prompt in June 2020. In recognition of KMG’s transparency, no further action was deemed necessary by HMRC.’
MailOnline has approached KMG for comment.