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    • Twenty sexual predators who raped girls as young as 12 during a vile 10-year spree are sentenced to 219 years in prison.
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    Twenty sexual predators who raped girls as young as 12 during a vile 10-year spree are sentenced to 219 years in prison.

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    A SICK carer gang of 20 men who raped and abused vulnerable girls as young as 12 have been jailed.

    The group sexually abused and exploited four girls aged between 12 and 16 in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, between 2001 and 2010.

    Shazad Nazir (gray hat in foreground) leaving Bradford Magistrates' Court in January 2020. He has now been convicted of rape and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

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    Shazad Nazir (gray hat in foreground) leaving Bradford Magistrates’ Court in January 2020. He has now been convicted of rape and sentenced to 11 years in prison.Credit: SWNS
    Sajid Adalat leaves Bradford Magistrates' Court in January 2020, 06 January 2020. He was convicted of rape and given a total sentence of seven years.

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    Sajid Adalat leaves Bradford Magistrates’ Court in January 2020, 06 January 2020. He was convicted of rape and given a total sentence of seven years.Credit: SWNS
    Vaseem Adalat was convicted of rape and sentenced to 12 years in prison, before an appeal saw his prison sentence increased to 14 years and six months in total.

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    Vaseem Adalat was convicted of rape and sentenced to 12 years in prison, before an appeal saw his prison sentence increased to 14 years and six months in total.Credit: SWNS

    Their identities can now be revealed for the first time after reporting restrictions imposed due to several separate investigations were lifted on Wednesday.

    West Yorkshire Police first received a report of abuse in 2016, before launching “several extremely complex and sensitive investigations into a number of separate allegations”.

    The first investigation into allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation involving two girls in the Calderdale area between 2006 and 2009.

    The girls were aged 13 to 16 at the time.

    Later in 2016, police began investigating reports of repeated sexual abuse of a vulnerable young girl between 2002 and 2006.

    The victim was only 13 years old when the violence began.

    A third investigation was opened in 2018 after allegations of sexual abuse against a young girl in the same area between 2001 and 2002.

    She was 12 years old when the violence began.

    Lead investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Claire Smith of Calderdale District Police, said: “Firstly, I would like to recognize the courage of the victims and survivors in each of these investigations; not only for having the courage to come forward in the first place, but also for enduring the criminal justice system and the burden of criminal trials and reporting restrictions in place.

    “Due to legal restrictions, it has so far not been possible to make these results public.

    The 20 men imprisoned for child sexual abuse

    Investigation into abuse committed against two girls between 2006 and 2009

    First trial – early October 2021 at Bradford Crown Court

    • Shahzad Nowaz, 45, of Halifax, convicted of rape and making death threats, sentenced to a total of 11 years.
    • Nadeem Nassir, 44, of Halifax, convicted of rape and making death threats, sentenced to a total of 11 years.
    • Sajid Adalat, 48, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to a total of seven years.
    • Sohail Zaffer, 41, of Halifax, pleaded guilty to rape and supplying a class C drug, receiving a total of 42 months.
    • Shazad Nazir, 49, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to a total of 11 years.

    Second trial – started January 2022 Bradford Crown Court

    • Nadeem Adalat, 39, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to 14 years in prison. He appealed the sentence, which was increased to 16 years in total.
    • Asad Mahmood, 38, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to a total of 13 years in prison.
    • Mohammed Rizwan Iqbal, 39, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to a total of nine years.
    • Vaseem Adalat, 38, of Halifax, convicted of rape, sentenced to 12 years in prison, following appeal, increased to a total of 14 years and six months.

    Investigation into abuse committed against a vulnerable girl between 2002 and 2006

    First trial – August 2022 at Bradford Crown Court

    • Amir Shaban, 48, of Halifax, was convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

    Second trial – October 2022 at Bradford Crown Court

    • Malik Quadeer, 67, of Halifax, convicted of five counts of rape and sentenced to 22 years in prison.
    • Mohammed Ziarab, 55, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
    • Imran Raja Yasin, 45, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
    • Kamran Amin, 48, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
    • Mohammed Akhtar, 54, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to 11 years in prison. Mr. Akhtar died while serving his sentence.
    • Saquab Hussain, 46, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to seven years and six months.

    Third trial – January 2024 at Bradford Crown Court

    • Haroon Sadiq, 40, of Halifax, convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
    • Shafiq Ali Rafiq, 44, from Dewsbury, convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
    • Sarfraz Rabnawaz, 39, from Bradford, convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to nine years.

    Abuse of a girl aged 12 from 2001 to 2002

    Trial in December 2023 at Bradford Crown Court

    • Craig Mitchell, 55, of Halifax, convicted of rape and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

    “I welcome the sentences handed down to these offenders for the heinous abuse these young girls were subjected to, which has been heard by jurors at every trial over the past few years.

    “Tackling child sexual exploitation and abuse is a top priority for West Yorkshire Police and our partners.

    “This is a heinous crime that has a lifelong impact on victims and survivors.

    “I hope that highlighting the prosecution of these offenders will remind us that we will continue to do everything we can to put perpetrators behind bars and protect victims and survivors.

    He added: “It is never too late to report child sexual abuse. I encourage anyone who was abused as a child to talk to someone and seek help.

    “Reports of non-recent abuse are handled by officers specially trained to support victims and survivors and to deal with such sensitive cases.”

    The vile gang has been locked up for a total of 219 years.

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    The vile gang has been locked up for a total of 219 years.Credit: West Yorkshire Police/SWNS

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