Child Grooming Trial Brings Tension To Streets Of Manchester

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ing-trial.html

Police were pelted with bricks and other missiles last night as hundreds of youths went on the rampage.

Takeaways were targeted in an evening of disorder understood to be linked to the on-going trial of a suspected grooming gang at Liverpool Crown Court.

A mob of around 200 youths congregated in the centre of the Heywood area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, last night as trouble began.

One shop-owner told how he was abused by a group of youths , who called him a 'dirty b*stard'

A police officer suffered bruising to his legs and arms in the disturbances.

A car belonging to a member of the public and three police vehicles were also damaged.

Greater Manchester Police has confirmed more police will be out on patrol today amid fears of a second night of violence.

A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and police assault and a 14-year-old boy was arrested for causing danger to a public highway.
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We will maintain and increase police presence in the coming weeks to keep up our reassurance.

'We ask that the community acts responsibly during this difficult time.
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Inspector Steve Clark, GMP’s neighbourhood police inspector for Heywood said: 'There were a number of young children out this evening and I would like to ask that their parents are conscious of this in the coming days and weeks.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-17151497

Police have said a disturbance which targeted a Greater Manchester takeaway was "misjudged and against innocent members of the community".

The windows of Tasty Bites on Market Street in Heywood, Rochdale, were smashed after about 100 youths gathered outside on Thursday.
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Police said there were local "tensions" over a continuing child-sex court case.

The disturbance followed a protest by about 80 people, who police said were "voicing concerns in relation to some of the incidents that have been reported".
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Eleven men are currently on trial for alleged child-sex offences in and around Rochdale in 2008 and 2009.

It is alleged the Tasty Bites takeaway was a meeting place between girls and one of the defendants. The takeaway is now under new management.
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Mr Hankinson said the "day-to-day coverage" of the trial had brought "tensions into the community" and there were "elements who would seek to use that for their own gain".

"Those that seek to use what's going on in Liverpool to further their racist agenda will be dealt with robustly," he said.

And this is the case at the centre of the trouble:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-17158657

A 15-year-old was asked to supply a member of an alleged child abuse ring with "younger girls", a court was told.

The teenager was giving evidence in the trial of 11 men accused of being part of a sexual exploitation ring in and around Rochdale in Greater Manchester.

Liverpool Crown Court was shown recorded police interviews with the teenager, who is now 19.

All the men deny conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children under the age of 16.
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"We were in his taxi and he just asked us how old we were.

"She told him I was 15 and she was 16 and he asked if we knew anyone younger and she said she did.

"He told us to bring them next time."

She told the police officer she would have been glad to have brought younger girls along to meet Mr Rauf, as it would have taken the attention off her.

But she added that she would have felt "tight".

"Because it would happen to them and I would feel bad," she explained.

She said Mr Rauf would pay her friend about £20 if he had sex with one of them and £40 if he had had sex with them both.

Around half that money would then go to co-defendant Abdul Aziz, accused of "taking over" the exploitation ring, she said.

Kabeer Hassan, 24; Abdul Aziz, 41; Abdul Rauf, 43; Mohammed Sajid, 35; Adil Khan, 42; Abdul Qayyum, 43; Mohammed Amin, 44; Qamar Shahzad, 29; Liaquat Shah, 41 and Hamid Safi, 22, all deny conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children under the age of 16.

A 59-year-old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denies the same charge.

He also denies two counts of rape, aiding and abetting a rape, one count of sexual assault and an allegation of trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...dka-drugs.html

Nine Asian men were today found guilty of grooming and passing round vulnerable white schoolgirls aged between 13 and 15 for sex after plying them with alcohol and drugs.

Five girls were 'shared' by Kabeer Hassan, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rauf, Mohammed Sajid, Adil Khan, Abdul Qayyum, Mohammed Amin, Hamid Safi and a 59-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons.

The ten-week trial was told that the men - who are all from Pakistan, some from the same village, apart from Safi who is from Afghanistan - groomed the teenage girls because they were vulnerable and from broken homes,

Today the leader of the Ramadhan Foundation, a moderate Muslim group, said that on-street grooming 'is a significant problem for the British Pakistani community'.

Mohammed Shafiq added: 'They think that white teenage girls are worthless and can be abused without a second thought - it is this sort of behaviour that is bringing shame on our community.'
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One 13-year-old victim became pregnant and had the child aborted.

Another gave evidence of being raped by two men while she was 'so drunk she was vomiting over the side of the bed'.

The court heard that some of the girls were raped and physically assaulted and some were forced to have sex with 'several men in a day, several times a week'.

Police said one victim was forced to have sex with 20 men in one night when she was drunk.

Detectives said she could 'barely recount the events' but her friend was downstairs and remembers 'innumerable men' going upstairs.
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It took the jury of three men and nine women 21 hours and 22 minutes to reach all their verdicts. Judge Gerald Clifton adjourned sentencing until tomorrow.
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It can be revealed today that Greater Manchester Police and the Crown Prosecution Service apologised after they failed to bring the case of the first victim to trial following her cry for help in August 2008.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is spearheading an investigation into that botched inquiry.

It can also now be reported that the trial was delayed by two weeks when two Asian barristers quit the case due to intimidation by far right groups outside Liverpool Crown Court.

The trial almost collapsed following a tweet from BNP leader Nick Griffin.

Police interviewed 47 young girls from the area who they believed could have been victims of this gang.
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Taxi driver Abdul Aziz, 41, of Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation. He was found not guilty of two counts of rape.

Kabeer Hassan, 25, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, was found guilty of conspiracy and rape.

Adil Khan, 42, of Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Abdul Rauf, 43, of Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Mohammed Sajid, 35, of Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy, trafficking, one count of rape and one count of sexual activity with a child.

Abdul Qayyum, 44, of Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy.

Mohammed Amin, 45, of Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy and sexual assault.

Hamid Safi, 22, who was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking but not guilty of two counts of rape.

Liaquat Shah, 41, of Rochdale, was cleared sexual assault by the jury and was cleared of conspiracy after the jury was unable to agree a verdict and the prosecution offered no further evidence.

Qamar Shahzad, 30, of Rochdale, was found not guilty of conspiracy.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...en-victim.html

A judge today said nine men preyed on white girls as young as 13 for sex 'because they were not part of your community or religion' as he jailed them for a total of 77 years
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Opening his sentencing remarks, Judge Gerald Clifton said: 'All of you treated (the victims) as though they were worthless and beyond respect.

'One of the factors leading to that was the fact that they were not part of your community or religion.

'Some of you, when arrested, said it was triggered by race. That is nonsense. What triggered this prosecution was your lust and greed.'
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The ringleader, a 59-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons, was jailed for a total of 19 years for conspiracy, two counts of rape, aiding and abetting a rape, sexual assault and a count of trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation.

The defendant was previously banned from court because of his threatening behaviour and for calling the judge a 'racist b******'.

Simon Nichol, defending, earlier said that his client did not wish to attend the sentencing hearing and had ordered the barrister not to put any mitigation before the judge on his behalf.

Mr Nichol said: 'He has objected from the start for being tried by an all white jury and subsequent events have confirmed his fears.

'He does not take back any of the comments he has made to your honour, to the jury, or to anyone else in the court during the course of the trial.

'He believes his convictions have nothing to do with justice but result from the faith and the race of the defendants.

'He further believes that society failed the girls in this case before the girls even met them and now that failure is being blamed on a weak minority group.'

The judge called the defendant an 'unpleasant and hypocritical bully'.

Takeaway worker Kabeer Hassan, 25, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, was jailed for nine years for rape and three years, concurrently, for the conspiracy conviction.

Taxi driver Abdul Aziz, 41, of Rochdale, was sentenced to nine years for conspiracy and nine years, concurrently, for trafficking for sexual exploitation.
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Mohammed Sajid, 35, of Rochdale, was sentenced to 12 years for rape, six years for conspiracy, one year for trafficking and six years, all concurrent, for sexual activity with a child.
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Adil Khan, 42, of Rochdale, was given eight years for conspiracy and eight years, concurrently, for trafficking for sexual exploitation.
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Mohammed Amin, 45, of Rochdale, was sentenced to five years for conspiracy and 12 months, concurrently, for sexual assault.
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Abdul Qayyum, 44, of Rochdale, was jailed for five years for conspiracy.
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Illegal immigrant Hamid Safi, 22, of no fixed address, was jailed for four years for conspiracy and one year, concurrently, for trafficking.

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What a stupid double talking, self-serving asshole
Amazing how failure has become so acceptable, this asshole is patting himself on the back over it. Wow he learned from his incredibly stupid incompetence, so fucking happy for him

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ng-racist.html
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Heywood acknowledged that officers could have dealt with the case "better than we did".
But he denied that the girl's complaints had been "brushed under the carpet" because officers were reluctant to confront the issue of race.
"At the time we did what we thought was best," he said. "We have learned a lot of lessons.
"The issue here is genuinely about vulnerability. It just happens that they are Asian men. In no way did we sweep it under the carpet."
Steve Garner, head of children's services at Rochdale Council, denied the teenager had been let down by his department.
"No," he said. "I think it's really important to remember that what we know now and what we knew in 2008 is very, very different and what we have done is put the lessons in place".