Twenty nine men sexually exploited and raped a girl over a seven-year period in West Yorkshire. They have been charged.
The victim was aged between 13 and 20 when the offences reportedly happened in and around Calderdale and Bradford between 2003 and 2010.
The accused are scheduled to face Bradford Magistrates' Court on July 7 and 9, reported BBC. After an investigation into the matter, the men were charged with numerous sexual offences.
The list of acussed includes names of: Asad Ali, 37, is charged with two counts of rape; Ajmal Aziz, 39, is charged with three counts of rape and attempted rape; Mohammed Jangier, 44, is charged with rape; Mohammed Asif, 36, is charged with two counts of rape; Harris Ahmed Butt, 37, is charged with two counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault; Taukeer Butt, 36, is charged with three counts of rape; Muitasim Khan, 40, is charged with rape; Mohammed Hamza, 47, is charged with rape; Mohsin Mir, 40, is charged with three counts of rape, Javid Mir, 38, is charged with rape, Haroon Saddique, 37, is charged with two counts of rape, Malik Abid Qadeer, 64, is charged with five counts of rape and Ali Zulfiqar, 38, is charged with two counts of rape.
Read names of the rest of the accused here.
When the West Yorkshire Police investigation took place, eight more suspects were arrested. They have been released without charges.
In another child sexual exploitation case, Kentucky State Police arrested a Scott County man. The 36-year-old man, Daniel B. Baskin, is charged with 10 counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, a class D felony.
The investigation started after Baskin was found uploading images of child sexual exploitation online, reported WKYT.
The KSP Electronic Crime Branch executed a search warrant at a house in Georgetown on Wednesday. They found the equipment used to facilitate the crime. It was examined at KSP’s digital forensic laboratory.
While the investigation is still on, Baskin is in the Scott County Detention Center.
