Asian gang in UK jailed for 77 years for sexually exploiting 'white trash' girls

London, May 10 (ANI): A group of nine Asian men, who were accused of grooming vulnerable white girls as young as 13 for sex, has been sentenced to serve a total of 77 years in prison.

The men were convicted of a wide range of vile paedophile, rape and grooming offences, and it was claimed that they saw the naive white girls as "mere trash".

The Liverpool Crown Court jailed a 59-year-old man regarded as the ringleader for a total of 19 years for conspiracy, two counts of rape, aiding and abetting a rape, sexual assault and a count of trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation.

Kabeer Hassan, 25, of Oldham, was jailed for nine years for rape and three years, concurrently, for conspiracy. Hamid Safi, 22, an illegal immigrant of no fixed address, was jailed for four years for conspiracy and one year, concurrently, for trafficking, Express.co.uk reports.According to the report, Abdul Qayyum, 44, was jailed for five years for conspiracy.

Mohammed Amin, 45, was sentenced to five years for conspiracy and 12 months, concurrently, for sexual assault.

Adil Khan, 42, was given eight years for conspiracy and eight years, concurrently, for trafficking for sexual exploitation, the report said.

Mohammed Sajid, 35, was sentenced to 12 years for rape, six years for conspiracy, one year for trafficking and six years, concurrently, for sexual activity with a child. Abdul Rauf, 43, a married father-of-five, was jailed for six years for conspiracy and six years, concurrently, for trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Abdul Aziz, 41, a taxi driver, was sentenced to nine years for conspiracy and nine years, concurrently, for trafficking for sexual exploitation.

According to the report, police sources said further arrests linked to the gang could be in the offing with fears the ring may have had up to 50 paedophile members. (ANI)

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