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Rotherham child abuse trial: four men and two women found guilty Rotherham child abuse trial: four men and two women found guilty
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A gang of four men and two women, including three brothers, have been convicted of serious child sex crimes over more than 10 years in Rotherham. A gang of four men and two women, including three brothers, have been convicted of serious child sexual abuse crimes over more than 10 years in Rotherham.
They targeted 15 vulnerable girls, one as young as 11, subjecting them to brutal and degrading acts between 1987 and 2003.They targeted 15 vulnerable girls, one as young as 11, subjecting them to brutal and degrading acts between 1987 and 2003.
The abuse was orchestrated by Arshid Hussain, 40, who was found guilty of more than 20 counts including multiple counts of rape and indecent assault in addition to false imprisonment, abduction of a girl, and aiding and abetting rape.The abuse was orchestrated by Arshid Hussain, 40, who was found guilty of more than 20 counts including multiple counts of rape and indecent assault in addition to false imprisonment, abduction of a girl, and aiding and abetting rape.
His brother Basharat was found guilty of 15 counts including multiple counts of indecent assault, indecency with a child and threatening to kill a brother of one of his victims. A third Hussain brother, Bannaras, pleaded guilty to 10 offences before the three-month trial started. His pleas can be reported for the first time.His brother Basharat was found guilty of 15 counts including multiple counts of indecent assault, indecency with a child and threatening to kill a brother of one of his victims. A third Hussain brother, Bannaras, pleaded guilty to 10 offences before the three-month trial started. His pleas can be reported for the first time.
Their uncle Qurban Ali was found guilty of one charge, conspiracy to rape.Their uncle Qurban Ali was found guilty of one charge, conspiracy to rape.
Two other defendants, Sajid and Majid Bostan, were acquitted of all charges.
The trial is the first since the Jay report into extensive grooming in the town.
Arshid Hussain was found guilty of 23 offences, Basharat Hussain of 15, Karen MacGregor of four and Shelly Davies of two.Arshid Hussain was found guilty of 23 offences, Basharat Hussain of 15, Karen MacGregor of four and Shelly Davies of two.
Now in a wheelchair after he was was shot in the stomach, Arshid Hussain, was not present in court to hear the verdicts. He was connected to the court from his home by video link but slept throughout the return of verdicts. Now in a wheelchair after he was was shot in the stomach, Arshid Hussain was not present in court to hear the verdicts. He was connected to the court from his home by video link but slept throughout the return of verdicts.
Karen MacGregor, a middle aged woman, lured two of the victims into her house, befriending them and behaving like a second mother but then forced them into sexual relations with men who would hang around the house. Karen MacGregor, a middle-aged woman, lured two of the victims into her house, befriending them and behaving like a second mother but then forced them into sexual relations with men who would hang around the house.
She was convicted of conspiracy to rape, false imprisonment and procuring one of the women to become a common prostitute.She was convicted of conspiracy to rape, false imprisonment and procuring one of the women to become a common prostitute.
Shelley Davies, who had been portrayed by her barrister as a victim, lived with MacGregor for a time and was found guilty of procuring one of the victims to become a common prostitute, and false imprisonment.Shelley Davies, who had been portrayed by her barrister as a victim, lived with MacGregor for a time and was found guilty of procuring one of the victims to become a common prostitute, and false imprisonment.
Two other defendants, Sajid and Majid Bostan, were acquitted of all charges.
The trial is the first since the Jay report into extensive grooming in the town.