Waleed Saeed Goes to Prison for 16 Years

Waleed Saeed 被判處 16 年監禁


Introduction

Waleed Saeed must go to prison for 16 years. He tricked young men and hurt them.

Waleed Saeed 必須被監禁 16 年。他欺騙並傷害了許多年輕男子。

Main Body

Saeed used 100 fake accounts on the internet. He asked men for private photos. He chose men from Muslim and South Asian families. He knew these men were afraid to tell the police.

Saeed 在網上使用了 100 個假帳號。他要求男性提供私人照片。他選擇來自穆斯林和南亞家庭的男性。他知道這些男性會害怕告知警方。

Saeed asked for money. He said he would show the photos to the men's families. Some men did not pay. Then, Saeed hurt them. In August 2024, the police caught him after he raped a man in a park.

Saeed 要求金錢。他說他會將照片向這些男性的家人公開。有些男性沒有付錢,隨後 Saeed 傷害了他們。2024 年 8 月,警方在他在公園強姦一名男子後將其逮捕。

The police found more photos on his phone. Saeed hurt 17 people in court. But the police think he hurt 70 to 100 people. Some victims were only 15 or 17 years old.

警方在他的手機中發現了更多照片。Saeed 在法庭上被認定傷害了 17 人。但警方認為他傷害的人數其實在 70 到 100 人之間。有些受害者當時年僅 15 或 17 歲。

Conclusion

Saeed is in prison now. The police want more victims to talk to them.

Saeed 現在已在獄中。警方希望更多受害者願意與他們接觸。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Habit

Look at these words from the story:

  • Used (He used 100 fake accounts)
  • Asked (He asked men for photos)
  • Chose (He chose men)
  • Knew (He knew these men)

The Pattern \rightarrow Most of these words end in -ed. This tells us the action is finished.

Watch out! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely:

  • Know \rightarrow Knew
  • Choose \rightarrow Chose

🔢 Counting People & Things

In A2 English, we use numbers to be specific. Notice how the text moves from small to big:

15 years old \rightarrow 17 people \rightarrow 100 accounts

Quick Tip: When you see a number before a noun (like 16 years), always add an -s to the noun because there is more than one.

Vocabulary Learning

prison (n.)
A building where criminals are kept as punishment
Example:The man went to prison for ten years.
tricked (v.)
To make someone believe something that is not true
Example:He tricked me into giving him my money.
fake (adj.)
Not real; not genuine
Example:She used a fake name to sign up for the website.
private (adj.)
Only for one person or a small group; not for everyone to see
Example:Please do not read my private letters.
victims (n.)
People who are hurt or cheated by someone else
Example:The police are helping the victims of the crime.
court (n.)
The place where a judge decides if someone is guilty of a crime
Example:The lawyer spoke to the judge in court.
Practice A2 words in a crossword