3 d. ago 'I never used to say no to people, so it was easy for him to get what he wanted'

Jury in trial of alleged Rochdale grooming gang watch recordings of video interviews 'Girl C' gave police

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4 d. ago Asian grooming gang in Rochdale that 'humiliated and degraded' vulnerable schoolgirls saw them as 'easy prey', court told

Alleged ringleader Tahir Rashid, 54, is said to have abused two teenagers and also to have raped a girl, 12, in the late 1980s. The prosecution said two alleged victims were friends in Rochdale.

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2 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang among those locked up this week in Greater Manchester

The Manchester Evening News has looked back on the cases before our courts this week

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2 w. ago How victims are learning to trust again as Rochdale grooming gang members jailed

The Manchester Evening News has spoken to Detective Superintendent Alan Clitherow and Assistant Directorate Manager of Manchester’s Saint Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre to discover what is being done to ensure victims are listened to, believed and trusted

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3 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang's 'depraved' crimes treating schoolgirls as 'sex slaves'

Mohammed Zahid, 65 Mushtaq Ahmed, 67, Kasir Bashir, Mohammed Shahzad, 44, Naheem Akram, 49, Nisar Hussain, 41 and Roheez Khan were jailed for a total of 174 years

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3 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang victims ‘seriously let down’ by authorities, says judge

Seven Asian men received lengthy jail sentences for committing various sexual offences against the then schoolgirls between 2001 and 2006.

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3 w. ago Asian grooming gang who raped two white schoolgirls and passed them around as 'sex slaves' in Rochdale are jailed for 174 years

Mohammed Zahid, 65, gave free underwear from his lingerie stall at Rochdale Indoor Market to both teenagers, with money, alcohol and food.

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3 w. ago Rochdale Asian grooming gang led by 'boss man' who raped two white schoolgirls after luring them in from his market stall are jailed for 174 years

Mohammed Zahid, 65, gave free underwear from his lingerie stall at Rochdale Indoor Market to both teenagers, with money, alcohol and food.

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3 w. ago Ringleader of Rochdale grooming gang jailed for 35 years for rape and abuse

Six other men sentenced to terms of up to 29 years after two girls treated as ‘sex slaves’ from the age of 13 Seven men who groomed two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale and treated them as “sex slaves” have been jailed for between 12 and 35 years.The ringleader, Mohammed Zahid, 65, of Crumpsall, was given the longest sentence of 35 years. He was convicted of raping two girls, identified in court only as Girl A and Girl B, on multiple occasions. He was also found guilty of offences of indecency with a child and procuring a child to have sex. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rochdale Asian grooming gang 'boss man' who raped two white schoolgirls is jailed for 35 years

Mohammed Zahid, 65, gave free underwear from his lingerie stall at Rochdale Indoor Market to both teenagers, with money, alcohol and food.

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3 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang 'boss man' felt 'untouchable' as he's jailed for raping girls

A man found guilty of grooming and raping two schoolgirls with other men in Rochdale has been sent to jail as the so-called 'boss man' was said to feel 'almost untouchable'

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4 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang victim took her own life after police refused to help

Officers snubbed calls to search for suicidal grooming gang victim, while NHS services denied her a place on mental health ward

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