The seven men sexually abused their victims - aged 13 and 14 at the time - after plying them with drink and drugs, the court was told. The first victim was introduced to older men by a school friend and forced to have sex with her attackers as many as times by the time she was Prosecutor Kate Batty told how the terrified teenagers were "systematically groomed and exploited" by the men in Huddersfield, West Yorks.
Social services dismissed the allegations and told the girl's desperate family: "She must love it if she keeps going back. The men were found guilty of a total of 12 child sex offences, including rape and indecent assault between and Both girls now suffer with PTSD, while one of the victims has also had a lifelong struggle with depression and bulimia, Leeds Crown Court heard.
A jury had previously heard how the gang lured the young girls into a "dark and sinister world". Usman Ali, 34, of Huddersfield, West Yorks. DCI Richard McNamara of West Yorkshire Police said after the verdict: "The men involved in these vile offences have robbed their victims of their childhood and abused them in truly appalling ways. Gul Riaz, 44, of Huddersfield, West Yorks.
Banaras Hussain, of Shipley, West Yorks. A year-old man, who cannot be named, of Huddersfield, West Yorks. Thirty-four men have already been convicted in relation to Operation Tendersea, and received jail sentences totalling and a half years.
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