Ten Pakistani men sentenced for child sexual exploitation in UK

By
Murtaza Ali Shah
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Ten Pakistani men sentenced for child sexual exploitation in UK

LONDON: Ten men have been sentenced for multiple offences relating to the sexual exploitation of eight victims in the Rochdale area following two trials at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester.

Nine of the offenders were sentenced on Friday and one man was sentenced last year after pleading guilty at the start of the first trial.  They were sentenced to 127 years in total.

All of the offenders committed offences against one girl who was aged between 14 and 18 when most of the abuse happened.  Three of the men also committed offences against other victims.

Afraz Ahmed was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Choudhry Ikhlaq Hussain was convicted in his absence and is currently wanted by police. He was sentenced in his absence to 19 years in prison. 

Rehan Ali was sentenced to 7 years, Kutab Miah to 9 years, Mohammed Dauood 16 years, Abid Khan to 6 years 6 months, Mohammed Zahid to 5 years, David Law was to 11 years in prison.

A man who cannot be named for legal reasons was sentenced to 23 years in prison plus 8 years on extended license.

Mahfuz Rahman pleaded guilty to three counts of Sexual Activity with a child and was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison at the beginning of the first trial.

Following the sentencing Alison Cartmell, Senior Crown Prosecutor from CPS North West Complex Casework Unit said: “The offenders targeted their victims because of their age and the vulnerable situations they were in at the time. 

“They pretended to be their friends and, in some cases, their boyfriends, but in fact they set out to groom them and exploit them for their own ends.  Some of the men plied their victims with large amounts of alcohol or drugs as a way of controlling or even incapacitating them.  Some used violence and threats to intimidate and coerce them into having sex. 

“I hope that today’s outcome will act as a warning to those who abuse and exploit children in this way that tackling these crimes remains a priority for police and prosecutors and I hope it provides other victims of sexual abuse with the confidence to contact the police and to seek support.”