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Fears that they would be branded racist meant that police and social services left an Asian paedophile ring free to rape up to 50 white girls, it was claimed today.
The sex grooming gang plied teenagers with alcohol before abusing them and could have been stopped two years before their sickening crimes were finally uncovered in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Nine will today be sentenced for their role in the sexual abuse.
Former Labour MP for Keighley Ann Cryer said that the authorities ignored complaints about them because they were 'petrified of being called racist'.
These innocent girls were ultimately 'betrayed' and left to live lives of 'untold misery,' because of political correctness, she said.
Evil: Abdul Qayyum, left, 43, was found guilty of conspiracy. Mohammed Amin, right, 45, was found guilty of conspiracy and sexual assault
Monsters: Abdul Aziz, left, 41, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation, but cleared of two counts of rape. Mohammed Sajid, right, 35, was found guilty of conspiracy, trafficking, one count of rape and one count of sexual activity with a child
Scum: Hamid Safi, left, 22, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking but not guilty of two counts of rape. Adil Khan, right, 42, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation
Awaiting sentence: Kabeer Hassan, left, 25, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, was found guilty of conspiracy and rape. Abdul Rauf, right, 43, of Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation
Claims: Fears that they would be branded racist
meant that police and social services allowed the
gang to continue with their sick crimes, former MP Ann Cryer,
pictured, claimed today As many as 47 vulnerable girls were given alcohol, gifts and money before being passed around to have sex with ‘several men a day, several times a week’.
At least one victim was forced to have sex with 20 men in one night when she was drunk, police said. Two became pregnant as a result of their horrifying ordeal – one of whom was only 13 and had an abortion.
Yesterday nine men, all but one originally from Pakistan, were facing lengthy jail terms after being convicted of a string of offences, ranging from rape to sex trafficking.
But it can be revealed that a golden opportunity to smash the ring was missed nearly four years ago after a 15-year-old girl told police she had been raped in 2008.
Over the next two years, dozens of white teenagers were abused by older men in the gang, which was centred around takeaways in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
A review of the earlier case in 2010 sparked a wave of arrests and charges.
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Warning: Mohammed Shafiq of the Ramadhan Foundation said 'there should be no silence in addressing the issue of race'
The case is the latest involving men of predominantly Asian origin picking up young girls for sex.
Former Home Secretary Jack Straw last year accused some Pakistani men of seeing white girls as ‘easy meat’ for sexual abuse following the jailing of another grooming gang in Derby. The latest case was conducted against a backdrop of racial politics.
Tensions were exploited by far-Right groups who waved anti-Muslim placards outside Liverpool Crown Court and marched on the takeaways named in the case three days after the trial started.
A barrister for the men was punched outside court by a protester, while tweets by BNP leader Nick Griffin sparked extraordinary claims – later dismissed – of a ‘mole’ inside the jury room.
Former Home Secretary Jack Straw last year accused some Pakistani men of seeing white girls as ‘easy meat’ for sexual abuse following the jailing of another grooming gang in Derby. The latest case was conducted against a backdrop of racial politics.
Tensions were exploited by far-Right groups who waved anti-Muslim placards outside Liverpool Crown Court and marched on the takeaways named in the case three days after the trial started.
A barrister for the men was punched outside court by a protester, while tweets by BNP leader Nick Griffin sparked extraordinary claims – later dismissed – of a ‘mole’ inside the jury room.
Arriving at court: Mohamed Sajid, left, was convicted while Qamar Shazad, right, was acquitted
Despite this, police were at pains to play down the racial element last night.
Detective Chief Superintendent Mary Doyle, of Greater Manchester Police, insisted that getting ‘hung up on race and ethnicity issues’ detracted from what was simple child sex abuse.
Detective Chief Superintendent Mary Doyle, of Greater Manchester Police, insisted that getting ‘hung up on race and ethnicity issues’ detracted from what was simple child sex abuse.
Not guilty: Liaquat Shah arrives at Liverpool Crown Court for a previous hearing.
‘There is no evidence to say they were targeted because they were white,’ she said. ‘They were targeted because they were there.’
But some campaign groups argue that to tackle the problem it is vital to recognise that a minority within their community prey on young, white girls.
‘There is a particular problem with groups of Pakistani men who think white girls are worthless,’ said Mohammed Shafiq, director of the Ramadhan Foundation. ‘They think they can use and abuse these girls in this abhorrent sort of way and then discard them.’
The missed chance to save the girls came in August 2008 when the 15-year-old was arrested after smashing the counter at one of the takeaways.
She told officers that two men had subjected her to repeated sexual abuse, plying her with vodka before raping her.
One was the ringleader of the group – a 59-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons. But despite evidence which included DNA swabs from her underwear, a senior CPS lawyer ruled there was no prospect of conviction and the pair were never charged.
As a result, members of the gang were allowed to continue their abuse.
The investigation was only revived after Nazir Afzal was appointed chief crown prosecutor for North West England and examined the file.
Twelve men were arrested in 2010 but many of the girls were too scared to give evidence in court or regarded the men as their boyfriends despite the huge age gap. However five bravely agreed to testify against their abusers.
But some campaign groups argue that to tackle the problem it is vital to recognise that a minority within their community prey on young, white girls.
‘There is a particular problem with groups of Pakistani men who think white girls are worthless,’ said Mohammed Shafiq, director of the Ramadhan Foundation. ‘They think they can use and abuse these girls in this abhorrent sort of way and then discard them.’
The missed chance to save the girls came in August 2008 when the 15-year-old was arrested after smashing the counter at one of the takeaways.
She told officers that two men had subjected her to repeated sexual abuse, plying her with vodka before raping her.
One was the ringleader of the group – a 59-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons. But despite evidence which included DNA swabs from her underwear, a senior CPS lawyer ruled there was no prospect of conviction and the pair were never charged.
As a result, members of the gang were allowed to continue their abuse.
The investigation was only revived after Nazir Afzal was appointed chief crown prosecutor for North West England and examined the file.
Twelve men were arrested in 2010 but many of the girls were too scared to give evidence in court or regarded the men as their boyfriends despite the huge age gap. However five bravely agreed to testify against their abusers.
The abuse began at two takeaways in the Heywood area of Rochdale, including the Balti House (pictured)
Under new ownership: The Tasty Bites takeaway - now renamed Bakar's and sold on to new owners - was the other takeaway at the centre of the scandal
Girls who were reluctant to have sex were held down and raped, the court was told, while some deliberately drank themselves into oblivion to blot out what was happening.
One said she fell asleep after being given alcohol, waking to heavy breathing on her neck as she realised she was being raped.
Another gave evidence of being raped by two men while she was ‘so drunk she was vomiting over the side of the bed’. One 13-year-old victim became pregnant and had the child aborted.
Victims of the abuse were introduced to the men by an older white girl known as the ‘Honey Monster’. She didn’t face charges because lawyers considered her a victim of sexual grooming herself.
One said she fell asleep after being given alcohol, waking to heavy breathing on her neck as she realised she was being raped.
Another gave evidence of being raped by two men while she was ‘so drunk she was vomiting over the side of the bed’. One 13-year-old victim became pregnant and had the child aborted.
Victims of the abuse were introduced to the men by an older white girl known as the ‘Honey Monster’. She didn’t face charges because lawyers considered her a victim of sexual grooming herself.
Security operation: The 11 men were on trial at Liverpool Crown Court in a case that has shocked the nation
Yesterday the 59-year-old was found guilty of conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with children under the age of 16 as well as two counts of rape, aiding and abetting a rape, one count of sexual assault and an allegation of trafficking for sexual exploitation.
Abdul Aziz, 41, from Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation and not guilty of two counts of rape. Kabeer Hassan, 25, of Oldham, was found guilty of conspiracy and rape.
Abdul Aziz, 41, from Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation and not guilty of two counts of rape. Kabeer Hassan, 25, of Oldham, 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, Rochdale, was found guilty of conspiracy and sexual assault. Hamid Safi, 22, was found guilty of conspiracy and trafficking but not guilty of two counts of rape.
After the case, chief prosecutor Mr Afzal said he hadn’t had to think twice about reviewing the decision not to press charges and apologised to the girl who blew the whistle. ‘She was let down by the whole system,’ he said.
Former chief of prisons and head of children's charity Barnados Martin Narey said there was a clear link between Asian men and grooming in the north.
'Undeniably it seems to me, in the north there is a very significant over-representation of Asian men – frequently Pakistani men – in these terrible crimes,' he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
After the case, chief prosecutor Mr Afzal said he hadn’t had to think twice about reviewing the decision not to press charges and apologised to the girl who blew the whistle. ‘She was let down by the whole system,’ he said.
Former chief of prisons and head of children's charity Barnados Martin Narey said there was a clear link between Asian men and grooming in the north.
'Undeniably it seems to me, in the north there is a very significant over-representation of Asian men – frequently Pakistani men – in these terrible crimes,' he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
'My experience in running prisons for seven years is that sex offenders actually are overwhelmingly white and I think there’s a lot of evidence now that those guilty of online grooming are disproportionately white.
'But for this particular sort of crime, the street grooming and trafficking of girls in northern towns... there is very troubling evidence that Asians are overwhelmingly represented in the prosecutions for such offences. That is not to condemn a whole community – most Asians would absolutely abhor what we’ve seen in the last few days in the Rochdale trial.'
VICTIM, 15, REVEALS HOW SHE WAS 'LET DOWN' BY POLICE
'But for this particular sort of crime, the street grooming and trafficking of girls in northern towns... there is very troubling evidence that Asians are overwhelmingly represented in the prosecutions for such offences. That is not to condemn a whole community – most Asians would absolutely abhor what we’ve seen in the last few days in the Rochdale trial.'
VICTIM, 15, REVEALS HOW SHE WAS 'LET DOWN' BY POLICE
A victim of the ring said she was 'let down' by police and the Crown Prosecution Service (file picture)
A tweet from BNP leader Nick Griffin almost caused the trial to collapse when it led to allegations of the jury having a 'far-Right bias'
The far-Right attempted to make political capital out of the case – to the extent where it was even suggested a juror may have been passing information to extremists.
Angry protesters demonstrated outside Liverpool Crown Court during the three-month trial.
In one demonstration, a defence barrister and solicitor were assaulted as they left for lunch. They later resigned from the case.
The trial was delayed as a result and the first jury discharged.
Three days into the trial, a 100-strong mob attacked takeaways in Heywood, near Rochdale.
Police were pelted with bricks and windows smashed.
One officer was injured and on February 25, the English Defence League held a protest in Hyde, Greater Manchester.
Matters took a further twist when the jury retired to consider its verdicts last week.
British National Party leader Nick Griffin tweeted: ‘News flash: seven of the Muslim paedophile rapists found guilty in Liverpool’.
At that stage no verdicts had been given, but the trial judge was told Mr Griffin was correct about the deliberations inside the jury room, leading to suspicions of a mole.
Eight of the defence lawyers called for the jury to be discharged, claiming there must have been ‘two-way communication’ between someone in the jury room and the Far Right.
But the judge ruled there was no evidence any juror had acted improperly after inquiries revealed that all electronic equipment had been banned from the jury room.
Mr Griffin could face further action, however, as his posting may have breached strict court orders barring reporting of verdicts before the end of the case.
The 59-year-old ringleader of the gang later branded both the judge and jury ‘racist’ and was eventually barred from returning to court.
After the verdicts were delivered yesterday, he asked his barrister, Simon Nichol, to repeat his allegations.
Last night there was a heavy police presence in Heywood as efforts were taken to avoid a repeat of the violence which broke out on the streets in February.
Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee Keith Vaz today slammed the BNP.
'The criminal justice system should not dance to the tune of the BNP. From the start they were protesting outside and saying it was a race issue. I do not believe it is,' he said.
Beefed up: Police guard the entrance to Liverpool Crown Court after attacks on two barristers by far-Right protesters caused the trial to be delayed by two weeks
Culled from The Daily Mail UK.
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