THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Six members of a gang who preyed on under-age white girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester have become the first in Britain to be convicted of sex trafficking.
They and three other men used a one-time victim to recruit other girls so they could be driven to “chill” houses around the north of England for sordid sex.
Some of the teenagers had sex willingly, but others were raped by up to five men at a time.
The paedophiles who paid small sums of money for the frequently violent encounters were predominantly British Pakistanis.
Of the 11 defendants on trial at Liverpool Crown Court, 10 were Pakistani and the other an Afghan asylum seeker. » | Nigel Bunyan | Tuesday, May 08, 2012
BBC: Rochdale grooming trial: Nine found guilty of child sex charges: Nine men have been convicted of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring in Greater Manchester. ¶ The men, from Rochdale and Oldham, "groomed" girls, one as young as 13. ¶ Liverpool Crown Court heard the men plied their victims with drink and drugs so they could "pass them around" and use them for sex. ¶ The case, involving Asian defendants and white victims, sparked protests by far-right groups but police insist the grooming was not "racially motivated". ¶ The offences which centred on Heywood included rape, trafficking girls for sex and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child. ¶ Two of the defendants on trial, Qamar Shazad and Liaquat Shah both of Rochdale, were acquitted and walked free from court. » | Tuesday, May 08, 2012
