A vape shop manager has been jailed for eight years after he sexually exploited teenage girls who came to his shop to illegally get e-cigarettes.
Dilshaw Omar Kawani, 53, was found guilty of seven offences of sexual assault and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity at Bournemouth Crown Court last week.
Kawani, who ran Parkstone Mini Market on Ashley Road, Poole, would often give free vapes to the young girls in order to facilitate his assault.
One teenage girl said Kawani had sexually touched her under her clothes after giving her a free vape in January 2025.
Another teenager said she had been
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