{UAH} 'Inhuman' Asian sex gang of 20 men whose trial led to Tommy Robinson's arrest are jailed for more than 220 years for raping vulnerable white girls as young as ELEVEN in seven-year reign of terror
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'Inhuman' Asian sex gang of 20 men whose trial led to Tommy Robinson's arrest are jailed for more than 220 years for raping vulnerable white girls as young as ELEVEN in seven-year reign of terror
- Huddersfield in Yorkshire is the latest UK town exposed as having Asian sex gang which operated for years
- Gang of 20 men groomed, drugged and raped girls, some as young as 11. Their jailing can be reported today
- One trial led to Tommy Robinson's jailing for contempt over social media posts he posted endangering case
- Gang member made sickening call to a care home where one victim lived, saying: 'Tell her I want to f*** her'
A gang who sexually abused vulnerable girls as young as eleven in Huddersfield have been jailed for a combined total of over 200 years in the latest Asian sex ring to be brought before the courts.
The gang carried out the 'cynical' exploitation of the girls - aged between just 11 and 17 - often included plying them with alcohol and drugging them before carrying out horrific sexual assaults.
The court heard evidence from 15 victims during the trials and the judge said he fears none of them will ever recover from their ordeals.
The pattern of exploitation of mainly white girls by groups of men of mainly Pakistani heritage mirrors what has happened in a number of other towns including Rotherham, Rochdale and Telford.
The Leeds trials attracted protests by right wing groups and EDL founder Tommy Robinson, who was jailed for contempt for endangering one of the cases with social media posts. He has since been freed but faces another hearing.
Amere Singh Dhaliwal (left), described as a ringleader, got a life sentence. Abdul Rehman (centre) - whose nickname was 'beastie' was jailed for 16 years. Mohammed Azeem got five years for drugs offences
Nahman Mohammed (left), known as 'Dracula' got 15 years. Zahid Hassan (centre) was jailed for 18 years. Manzoor Hassan (right) got five years for drugs offences
Mohammed Kammer (left) got 16 years. Irfan Ahmed (centre) got eight years for exploitation. Faisal Nadeem (right) got 12 years
The abuse, which centred in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, took place 'in cars, car parks, houses, a snooker centre, a takeaway, a park and other places'.
At least one of the victims attempted suicide and another had to have an abortion after falling pregnant, prosecutor Richard Wright QC told the jury during the trials.
The men referred to each other using a series of nicknames - 'Beastie', 'Dracula' and 'Nurse' - which were also used as their monikers during the trials.
Ringleader Amere Singh Dhaliwal, 35, was jailed for life earlier this year and told he must serve a minimum of 18 years in prison by a judge who said: 'Your treatment of these girls was inhuman.'
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Dhaliwal is one of 20 men who have been found guilty of scores of offences in a series of trials at Leeds Crown Court.
One of the members of a grooming gang Sajid Hussain, known as 'Fish', went on the run from the trial held at Leeds Crown Court and was then sentenced in his absence.
He had been recognised by his victim in a shop after he had served her while she was wearing her school uniform.
He was convicted by the jury of one count of rape and one count of oral rape against a victim when she was just 14 years old.
Mohammed Aslam (left) got 15 years. Raj Singh Barsran (centre) got an 17-year jail term. Mohammed Akram (right) faces jail
Wiqas Mahmud (left) got 15 years for rape. Nasarat Hussain (centre) was jailed for 17 years. Niaz Ahmed (right) faces jail
Sajid Hussain (left) got 17 years for rape. Mohammed Irfraz (centre left) got six years for trafficking. Asif Bashir (centre right), and Mohammed Imran Ibrar (right) face jail when they come back before a court at a later date
How the Huddersfield sex gang trial led to the jailing of Tommy Robinson
A judge found that the Huddersfield grooming trials were put at risk by the antics of English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson (pictured) , who flouted reporting restrictions designed to ensure the proceedings were fair.
Robinson claimed the activities of the gang were being covered up because the offenders were of Asian origin.
In reality, reporting of the case was only being postponed for well-established legal reasons.
The restriction was put in place because the defendants were being dealt with in separate trials.
In such cases, reporting is sometimes postponed until the final case so jurors cannot be prejudiced by reading accounts of previous trials.
Robinson claimed instead that the cases were being covered up because the men were Muslims in video footage which also showed him approaching defendants in the second trial as they approached Leeds Crown Court.
The video was viewed on social media 250,000 times within hours.
Robinson was given a 13-month jail term by Judge Geoffrey Marson QC in May, but was released from HMP Onley in Rugby on August 1 after successfully challenging the contempt of court ruling.
However, Robinson was warned by Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, who took the decision to order his release with Mr Justice Turner and Mr Justice McGowan, that he could be sent back to jail if a ruling of contempt of court is made at a fresh hearing, due to take place at the Old Bailey on October 23.
All of the victims were 'vulnerable because of family and other circumstances', the court was told.
Describing the men's activities, the prosecutor said Mr Wright QC: 'The way children like this were groomed by men like the defendants is very simple: They identify a vulnerable child who is socially isolated and not well supported by friends and family.
'Then they befriend that child and make them feel special - whether that be by simply appearing as someone who wants to spend time with them, or by flattery, or by plying them with drink and drugs.'
Girls 'regularly went missing from home, causing great distress to their families' and 'became secretive and aggressive' as they often came home under the influence of drugs and alcohol, Leeds Crown Court heard during the course of trials held throughout 2018.
The case bears similarities to the Rotherham child sex abuse scandal and others around the country which sparked a national outcry.
During sentencing, Judge Geoffrey Marson QC said: 'These were planned offences by a large group of Asian men.
'Having been plied with alcohol and drugs, girls were raped, they were trafficked to isolated areas or to houses for the purpose of sexual abuse by those who took them or by others.
'When taken to isolated places such as the moors or a reservoir, if they didn't comply they were, on occasions, beaten; they were told they would be left to make their own way back, children on their own, children late at night in isolated areas.
The judge added: 'They were taken to so-called parties at houses where there would be older Asian men.
'Again, they were plied with alcohol and drugs, on occasion drinks were spiked and many times these girls were rendered senseless.
'They would then be taken to a room where, one by one, men would go and abuse these girls sexually.
'Sometimes no contraception was used, sometimes plastic bags were used as condoms; it was disgusting and degrading.'
The judge added: 'It is likely that many, if not all, of these girls will never recover from the abuse they suffered'.
An Asian sex gang which operated in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire has been jailed for more than 200 years
Speaking after the case, West Yorkshire Police's Detective Chief Inspector Ian Mottershaw said: 'I would like to pay tribute to each and every victim who came forward firstly to report these heinous crimes, but to go through the gruelling court process which has taken nearly a year to conclude and to bravely give their accounts to us and the court.
'I cannot praise them enough for their courage and tenacity in helping us secure justice for them against these defendants.
'We welcome the convictions and sentences which have been passed down throughout the year to these depraved individuals, who subjected vulnerable young children to unthinkable sexual and physical abuse.
'Child sexual exploitation is abhorrent and is one of the most important challenges facing the police. Safeguarding the vulnerable and protecting victims is West Yorkshire Police's top priority.
'However unwilling victims may be initially to engage with police or other agencies, or to give evidence against the perpetrators, they will always be supported, listened to and protected from further harm.'
Huddersfield becomes latest in a series of British towns and cities rocked by Asian sex gang investigations
Rotherham - The issue of child abuse in the town first came to light in 2010 when five Asian men were jailed for sexual offences against under-age girls.
A 2014 inquiry found there were more than 1,400 victims of grooming and sex exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.
Rochdale - The trial of nine men for grooming young white girls for sex attracted widespread public outrage and sparked a national debate when they were convicted in 2012.
The gang received jail sentences of between four and 19 years for offences committed against five girls - aged between 13 and 15 - in and around Rochdale between 2008 and 2010.
The case returned to the public consciousness earlier this year when the BBC broadcast its Three Girls drama based on the experiences of some of the victims.
(Top row, left to right:) Tayab Dad, Nasar Dad, Basharat Dad. (Bottom row left to right:) Matloob Hussain, Mohammed Sadiq and Amjad Ali groomed two girls and sexually abused in Rotherham
Newcastle - A total of 17 men and one woman were convicted of, or admitted, charges including rape, supplying drugs and inciting prostitution, in Newcastle last year.
Older men preyed on immature teenagers who were plied with cocaine, cannabis, alcohol or mephedrone (M-Cat), then raped or persuaded into having sexual activity at parties known as 'sessions'.
The case raised huge controversy after a convicted rapist was paid almost £10,000 of taxpayers' money to spy on parties where under-age girls were intoxicated and sexually abused.
Northumbria Police launched a major investigation after receiving information from social workers and initially spoke to 108 potential victims. Over the course of four trials, 20 young women gave evidence covering a period from 2011 to 2014.
Shabir Ahmed was convicted of 30 child rape charges in Rochdale
Oxford - A group of men who abused teenage girls in a vehicle they called the 's**gwagon' were jailed for a total of nearly 90 years in June this year.
The men - aged 36 to 48 - befriended vulnerable girls as young as 13 before plying them drink and drugs at 'parties' in Oxford.
The eight men - branded 'predatory and cynical' by a judge - were jailed for between seven and a half and fifteen years each.
Bristol - Some 13 Somali men were jailed for more than a total of more than 100 years after they were convicted in 2014 of running an inner city sex ring.
Victims as young as 13 were preyed upon, sexually abused and trafficked across Bristol to be passed around the men's friends for money.
Aylesbury - Six men were jailed in 2015 for grooming vulnerable under-age white girls between 2006 and 2012.
The Old Bailey heard victims would be plied with alcohol and forced to perform sex acts for as little as 'the price of a McDonalds'.
Peterborough - A total of 10 men were convicted of child sex crimes in the town, including 'predatory' restaurant boss Mohammed Khubaib.
He was jailed for 13 years at the Old Bailey in 2015, after he was found guilty of forcing a 14-year-old girl to perform a sex act on him and nine counts of trafficking for sexual exploitation, involving girls aged from 12 to 15, between 2010 and 2013.
Telford - Earlier this year, Telford became the latest town to become the focus of the familiar stories of abuse.
A Sunday Mirror investigation concluded that around 1,000 children could have been sexually exploited in the Shropshire town over a 40-year period, leading to calls for a public inquiry.
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