A group of 15 males from the Halifax Grooming Gang, West Yorkshire, exploited two young girls from 2009 to 2011.
The majority of the abuse was focused on a single victim who was merely 13 years old when it commenced. The adolescent experienced a tumultuous household environment when the grooming commenced.
It is reported that she was ‘used like a sex toy’ by the gang during the two-year duration of the assault.
The maltreatment subsequently resulted in her addiction to drugs and alcohol, culminating in her placement into care when the assaults ceased in 2011.
The second victim was sexually abused in her vehicle.
Subsequent to three distinct trials, all fifteen men of the Halifax Grooming Gang were adjudicated on June 17, 2016. The minimum penalty was 15 months, while the maximum was 25 years, subsequent to what was characterised as a ‘lengthy and intricate’ police investigation.
The names of those in the 15-strong Halifax Grooming Gang are: Hedar Ali, Haider Ali, Khalid Zaman, Mohammed Ramzan, Tahir Mahmood, Taukeer Butt, Haaris Ahmed, Amaar Ali Ditta, Azeem Subhani, Talib Saddiq, Sikander Malik, Mohammed Ali Ahmed, Mansoor Akhtar, Sikander Ishaq and Fasil Mahmood.
Their crimes included rape, trafficking for sexual exploitation, sexual activity with a child, sexual assault and supplying Class B drugs.
In 2019, six members of the Halifax Grooming Gang tried to appeal their convictions but this was thrown out by a judge who said the victim’s ordeal ‘transcends the imagination of most people’.
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