In a case on the Coventry Grooming Gang, a reprehensible group of five men utilised social media, specifically Facebook, to exploit their minor victims.
The nefarious Coventry Grooming Gang assaulted several young girls between 2015 and 2016.
The males, referred to as ‘despicable rodents’ by one girl’s uncle, targeted young, vulnerable individuals, including some in care.
In certain instances, the Coventry Grooming Gang transported the young girls to isolated locations in Coventry before administering drugs or alcohol to exploit or traffic them for sexual purposes.
In a distressing incident, a girl was rendered unconscious by one of the assailants. Upon regaining consciousness, she discovered them viewing a recording of her assault while she was incapacitated.
Waqaar Khan, Marcus Woolcock, Kadeem Bourne, Keenan Kelly, and Zahid Chaudhary, were convicted of 18 offences at Warwick Crown Court on January 26 2017.
The convictions included rape, sexual abuse and sex trafficking with the jail terms ranging from two years and six months to 14 years and six months.
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