Rotherham Grooming Gangs have attracted significant attention over the years due to the numerous convictions in the region.
In November 2010, the initial five men were convicted for heinous sexual assaults against girls, including some as young as 12 years old.
The girls were manipulated into believing they were in relationships with guys from the Rotherham Grooming Gang who coerced them into engaging in sexual acts in vehicles and parks throughout Rotherham.
The reprehensible quintet – Razwan Razaq, Umar Razaq, Zafran Ramzan, Mohsin Khan, and Adil Hussain – received punishments ranging from four to eleven years.
The majority of the allegations pertained to engaging in sexual conduct with a minor. Paedophile Zafran Ramzan was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor under the age of 16.
In the subsequent decade, nearly 50 males and at least two women were convicted of analogous grooming offences.
In September 2024, seven men from Rotherham were incarcerated for sexual offences against minors committed in the early 2000s.
Mohammed Amar, Mohammed Siyab, Yasser Ajaibe, Mohammed Zameer Sadiq, Abid Saddiq, Tahir Yassin, Ramin Bari, and Neil King were incarcerated.
They exploited two victims ages 11 and 15 at the onset of the abuse. Both girls were in foster care at that time.
The males received disparate prison sentences ranging from five to 24 years, with several charged with the gravest grooming offences, including rape and indecent assault.
The extensive grooming in Rotherham prompted the initiation of an inquiry in 2014.
The inquiry conducted by Professor Jay and initiated by the local council revealed that 1,400 children were sexually exploited from 1997 to 2013, primarily by British-Pakistani men in Rotherham Grooming Gangs.
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