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Oxford grooming trial: Girl 'treated by men as sexual commodity' | Oxford grooming trial: Girl 'treated by men as sexual commodity' |
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A girl was "treated as a sexual commodity for the use of older men", a court has heard. | A girl was "treated as a sexual commodity for the use of older men", a court has heard. |
The attacks took place "in parks, lavatories, unoccupied houses, and flats", between 1999 and 2001, Oxford Crown Court was told. | The attacks took place "in parks, lavatories, unoccupied houses, and flats", between 1999 and 2001, Oxford Crown Court was told. |
Four men are accused of 36 charges including the rape and indecent assault of a girl, aged between 13 and 15. | Four men are accused of 36 charges including the rape and indecent assault of a girl, aged between 13 and 15. |
Naim Khan, Mohammed Nazir, Raheem Ahmed, and Afzal Mohammed, all of Oxford, deny all the charges. | Naim Khan, Mohammed Nazir, Raheem Ahmed, and Afzal Mohammed, all of Oxford, deny all the charges. |
Mr Khan, of no fixed address, is also accused of indecently assaulting a second young girl and kidnapping and falsely imprisoning a third. | Mr Khan, of no fixed address, is also accused of indecently assaulting a second young girl and kidnapping and falsely imprisoning a third. |
Opening the case for the prosecution, Alan Gardner said: "This case is about the sexual exploitation of young girls." | Opening the case for the prosecution, Alan Gardner said: "This case is about the sexual exploitation of young girls." |
One victim, he said, "was treated as a sexual commodity for the use of older men". | One victim, he said, "was treated as a sexual commodity for the use of older men". |
He added: "There had been grooming behaviour designed to extinguish freedom of choice, to create an illusion of consent." | He added: "There had been grooming behaviour designed to extinguish freedom of choice, to create an illusion of consent." |
Mr Ahmed is also of no fixed address, Mr Nazir is of Wood Farm Road, Oxford, and Mr Mohammed is of Randolph Street, Oxford. | |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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