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| Men in Birmingham 'exploitation' order named | Men in Birmingham 'exploitation' order named |
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| Two men ordered to keep away from young girls after a council became the first to use civil injunctions to block child sexual exploitation can be named, a High Court judge has said. | Two men ordered to keep away from young girls after a council became the first to use civil injunctions to block child sexual exploitation can be named, a High Court judge has said. |
| Mr Justice Keehan said the names of Mohammed Anjam, 31, and Omar Ahmed, 27, could be revealed. | Mr Justice Keehan said the names of Mohammed Anjam, 31, and Omar Ahmed, 27, could be revealed. |
| Police had raised concerns about the men's safety. | Police had raised concerns about the men's safety. |
| The judge had granted long-term injunctions against the two men earlier this week. | |
| The injunctions came after social workers at Birmingham City Council and police raised concerns about the welfare of a vulnerable 17-year-old girl who is in the care of the council. | |
| The judge barred the men from approaching the girl until she turned 18 following a public hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. | |
| He also barred them from approaching "any female under 18", with whom they were not personally associated. | |
| Lorna Meyer QC, for Birmingham City Council, said the authority and police had identified a "number of individuals" found to be "inappropriately" in the company of the 17-year-old girl. | |
| Lawyers thought there was not enough evidence to secure criminal convictions - on a beyond reasonable doubt basis - "at the current time". | |
| But they thought there was enough evidence to obtain civil court injunctions - on a balance of probabilities basis. | |
| The local authority has launched civil court proceedings against 10 men. |