From 2011 to 2014 in Newcastle, 20 young teenage girls were victimised by an 18-member Newcastle Grooming Gang.
The victims, predominantly from disadvantaged families and some as young as 14 years old, were frequently intoxicated with drugs and alcohol prior to being exploited.
Eighteen individuals from the Newcastle Grooming Gang – 17 males and one female – were convicted and received prison sentences, resulting in over 100 charges being filed.
The individuals, from the Newcastle Grooming Gang, prosecuted were primarily British-born members of the Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, Iraqi, Iranian, and Turkish populations in Newcastle:
Eisa Mousavi, Mohammed Ali, Nashir Uddin, Monjur Choudhury, Taherul Alam, Habibur Rahim, Badrul Hussain, Carolann Gallon, Saiful Islam, AbdulHamid Minoyee, Prabhat Nelli, Abdul Sabe, Jahangir Zaman, Nadeem Aslam, Mohammed Azram, Yassar Hussain, Redwan Siddquee and Mohibur Rahman.
Charges encompassed rape, conspiracy to promote prostitution, assault, trafficking to the UK for sexual exploitation, and drug distribution.
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