Nine men have been found guilty of being part of a child exploitation ring
that groomed underage girls for sex by plying them with alcohol and drugs.
Eleven men were charged with a range of offences from having sex with underage girls, sexual assault, trafficking and rape. They all denied the charges.
The nine men found guilty were Kabeer Hassan, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rauf, Mohammed Sajid, Adil Khan, Abdul Qayyum, Mohammed Amin, Hamid Safi and a 59-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The trial at Liverpool Crown Court took 11 weeks and heard from alleged victims and the defendants themselves.
The prosecution's case was that the men worked together as a group to secure for themselves and others underage girls for sex.
It was claimed that the men drove the young girls around parts of Greater Manchester and delivered them to flats and houses where men were waiting to have sex with them.
Some of the victims told the jury that they were threatened with violence if they did not submit to
their demands.
They said they were lured in with free cigarettes, alcohol and food.
But some of the defendants told the court that the girls were willing participants, and were happy to have sex with the men in return for money.
Source: Sky News
Eleven men were charged with a range of offences from having sex with underage girls, sexual assault, trafficking and rape. They all denied the charges.
The nine men found guilty were Kabeer Hassan, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rauf, Mohammed Sajid, Adil Khan, Abdul Qayyum, Mohammed Amin, Hamid Safi and a 59-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The trial at Liverpool Crown Court took 11 weeks and heard from alleged victims and the defendants themselves.
The prosecution's case was that the men worked together as a group to secure for themselves and others underage girls for sex.
It was claimed that the men drove the young girls around parts of Greater Manchester and delivered them to flats and houses where men were waiting to have sex with them.
Some of the victims told the jury that they were threatened with violence if they did not submit to
their demands.
They said they were lured in with free cigarettes, alcohol and food.
But some of the defendants told the court that the girls were willing participants, and were happy to have sex with the men in return for money.
Source: Sky News
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