Serious sexual abuse,including rape of vulnerable teenage girls, took location between 2005 and 2013 Nine men fill each been sentenced to up to 25 years in jail for a catalogue of serious sexual offences against teenage girls in Rochdale, and exposed following widespread media coverage of grooming cases in the area.
The men were found guilty last month of abusing their victims,aged 13 to 22, between 2005 and 2013. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges during two separate trials at Manchester Minshull Street crown court, or which lasted a total of 15 weeks. A 10th man pleaded guilty and was sentenced last September. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com