Who Is Texas Imam Wisam Sharieff And What Are The Allegations In opposition to Him?

Texas-based Imam Wisam Sharieff is below investigation for allegedly grooming a lady and her younger daughter and “producing specific movies with minors.” As per an FBI affidavit filed by Particular Agent Eric Salvador in Birmingham, Alabama, Sharieff allegedly satisfied the mom that reaching an orgasm would “assist her spiritually and permit her to speak with god higher.” After speaking to him, the lady “confirmed curiosity in involving her minor daughter in the identical.” Following this, the lady allegedly filmed her daughter in compromising conditions and shared the movies with Sharieff. In return, he despatched specific movies of himself to her. Sharieff’s spouse allegedly found the movies on his telephone and knowledgeable the authorities.

Investigation revealed that the mom remodeled a dozen specific movies involving her younger daughter. The 50-year-old Shelby County, Alabama resident was arrested on October 21. She faces 23 prices, together with the manufacturing and distribution of specific materials involving a minor and little one sexual abuse. She stays in custody with a bond reportedly set at almost $2 million.

In the meantime, Federal prices have been introduced in opposition to Sharieff for “conspiracy to provide little one pornography.” As of now, it stays unclear if Sharieff has been arrested in reference to the case.

Imam Wisam Sharieff is founding father of Advocating Qur’anic Literacy (AQL). He was additionally an teacher for the Quran Revolution program on the AlMaghrib Institute.

AlMaghrib Institute rapidly responded to the allegations, confirming that his employment has been terminated.

“AlMaghrib Institute is horrified on the information of the legal allegation in opposition to Wisam Sharieff,” the institute posted on X. “The protection and safety of AlMaghrib Institute’s college students and neighborhood continues to be our prime precedence. This legal allegation is a jarring and sickening expertise for his college students and our workers.”

The institute additional clarified that “alleged minor-aged sufferer was not a pupil of AlMaghrib Institute.”

“AlMaghrib Institute continues to implement its longstanding coverage of zero tolerance for instructors having any romantic relationships with their college students. Instructors are anticipated to abide by AlMaghrib Institute’s strict code of conduct in each their private and non-private lives,” the institute wrote on X.