Nine men in court over historical child sexual exploitation offences

Sincity Press Staff 2 hours ago 2 min read 3
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The men are charged with a total of 41 historical sexual offences, relating to eight victims.

Kevin Lawrence, 54, of Dunoon, is charged with 2 counts of conspiring to rape a pistillate aged 16 years oregon over, and causing the prostitution of a woman.

Sheikh Mohammed Tahir Ullah, 73, of Newport, is charged with 1 number of rape of a pistillate aged 16 years oregon over, and 1 number of rape of a pistillate nether 16.

Aminur Rahman Chowdhury, 58, of Tottenham, is charged with 1 number of rape of a pistillate aged 16 years oregon over.

Shakeel Babur, 58, of Nelson, Lancashire, is charged with 4 counts of indecent battle connected a miss nether the property of 16

Murad Ali, 57, of Swansea, is charged with 2 counts of rape of a pistillate nether 16.

Mohammed Ramzan, 76, of Newport, is charged with 2 counts of rape of a pistillate nether 16, 3 counts of indecent battle connected a miss nether the property of 16, causing the prostitution of a miss nether sixteen, and conspiring to rape a miss nether the property of 16.

Gwent constabulary has said the enquiry is focused connected allegations made by 8 women of intersexual maltreatment committed against them arsenic children implicit a play of 11 years.

Some of the charges of rape subordinate to aggregate incidents of rape, the unit said.

Det Ch Supt Andrew Tuck antecedently said: "It is captious for the victims successful this case, and for the integrity of the investigation, that thing is posted connected societal media that could impact the tribunal proceedings."

"Anyone who reports kid maltreatment volition beryllium taken seriously. We impulse anyone who has experienced abuse, oregon who is acrophobic that idiosyncratic whitethorn beryllium suffering, to travel forward.

"We volition listen, analyse each offences and marque definite you tin entree the assistance and enactment you need."