Five British paedophiles, Omar Safdar, Imran Sabir, Hassan Basharat, Barber Hussain, and Amjad Hussain, who perpetrated a “campaign of rape” against a highly vulnerable girl have been sentenced to imprisonment.
The gang inundated the girl, from Keighley, West Yorkshire, with drugs and alcohol and “systematically and repeatedly” exploited her, prosecutors stated.
Her ordeal, which transpired between 2009 and 2010, resulted in enduring psychological issues, including PTSD.
A fifth member of the group was convicted of three counts of rape and will receive sentencing at a future date.
Prosecutor Katherine Robinson informed Bradford Crown Court that the woman was 20 years old when she reported the abuse to the police.
Officers found that the older men could see she was “plainly extremely vulnerable” and had drink problems when they targeted her.
In a victim statement read to the court the woman said she had been left “unable to look after myself due to my mental health” in the aftermath of the abuse.
Passing sentence, Judge Andrew Hatton said: “The gross abuse she suffered at the hands of you is a significant factor in her current mental health.”
Det Ch Insp Alan Weekes, of West Yorkshire Police, said the victim had been “robbed her of her childhood”
“I hope seeing all of these men sent to prison today for these horrendous offences she was subjected to will allow her to start to look forward to the future,” he said.
Ed Hulbert, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said the men had “cynically manipulated and ruthlessly exploited a young and vulnerable girl”.
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Omar Safdar, 30, of no fixed address, was jailed for 12 years after being convicted of three counts of rape.
Imran Sabir, 42, of Spencer Street, Keighley, received 12 years after being convicted of two counts of rape.
Hassan Basharat, 32, of Highfield Road, Keighley, was jailed for 12 years after being convicted of three counts of rape. He will also serve an additional 16 months for two counts of dangerous driving.
Barber Hussain, 36, of Thorn Lane, Bradford, was jailed for 13 years after being convicted of seven counts of rape.
Amjad Hussain convicted of three rapes, will be sentenced later.
All five men were found guilty at a trial in October.
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