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| Rotherham child abuse: Eight jailed for rape and sexual abuse of three girls | Rotherham child abuse: Eight jailed for rape and sexual abuse of three girls |
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| Eight men who sexually abused three teenage girls in Rotherham between 1999 and 2003 have been jailed. | Eight men who sexually abused three teenage girls in Rotherham between 1999 and 2003 have been jailed. |
| The men are Sageer Hussain, Ishtiaq Khaliq, Waleed Ali, Masoued Malik, Asif Ali, Naeem Rafiq, Basharat Hussain and Mohammed Whied. | |
| They were jailed at Sheffield Crown Court, having been convicted of a total of 16 charges after a trial. | They were jailed at Sheffield Crown Court, having been convicted of a total of 16 charges after a trial. |
| The judge said their victims had been "targeted, sexualised and subjected to degrading and violent acts." | |
| For more on this story and live updates from across South Yorkshire | For more on this story and live updates from across South Yorkshire |
| The offences included rape, indecent assault and false imprisonment. | |
| During a month-long trial one victim said she and her family had been forced to move to Spain to escape the abuse. | |
| Victims were 'susceptible' | |
| Jailing Sageer Hussain, who was said to be the ringleader, Judge Sarah Wright said he had a "campaign of violent rape" against the vulnerable 13-year-old. | |
| Addressing all eight men she said: "The victim of all eight of you was vulnerable. She was just 13 to 14 years old. | |
| "Although she had a loving and supportive family, and was doing well at school as she was reaching adolescence, she was susceptible to the attention that you and others gave her. | |
| "She was targeted, sexualised and subjected to acts of a degrading and violent nature. | |
| "The childhood and adolescence of each of the victims can never be reclaimed." | |
| 'Utterly despicable crimes' | |
| Following the sentencing it can now be revealed that Hussain's brothers Arshid, Basharat and Bannaras were jailed in April in the first Rotherham grooming trial. | |
| Arshid and Basharat Hussain were found guilty of 38 offences, including rape, indecent assault, abduction, false imprisonment and making threats to kill. They were jailed for 35 years and 25 years respectively. | |
| Bannaras Hussain pleaded guilty to 10 charges before the trial and was jailed for 19 years. | |
| Rotherham MP Sarah Champion said: "I welcome the news that these eight men have been jailed for a total of 96 years for their utterly despicable crimes. | |
| "This sends the strongest signal that we will not stand for the abuse of children. | |
| "I hope today's sentences bring some closure to the survivors and that they feel justice has been done." | |
| Sageer Hussain, 30, of Clough Road, Rotherham, convicted of four rapes and one indecent assault - jailed for 19 years | Sageer Hussain, 30, of Clough Road, Rotherham, convicted of four rapes and one indecent assault - jailed for 19 years |
| Ishtiaq Khaliq, 33, of Cherry Brook, Rotherham, guilty of one rape and three indecent assaults - jailed for 17 years | Ishtiaq Khaliq, 33, of Cherry Brook, Rotherham, guilty of one rape and three indecent assaults - jailed for 17 years |
| Waleed Ali, 34, of Canklow Road, Rotherham, guilty of one rape and one indecent assault - jailed for 13 years | Waleed Ali, 34, of Canklow Road, Rotherham, guilty of one rape and one indecent assault - jailed for 13 years |
| Masoued Malik, 32, of Bridgewater Way, Rotherham, guilty of one rape, one count of conspiracy to commit indecent assault and one of false imprisonment - jailed for 15 years | Masoued Malik, 32, of Bridgewater Way, Rotherham, guilty of one rape, one count of conspiracy to commit indecent assault and one of false imprisonment - jailed for 15 years |
| Asif Ali, 30, of Clough Road, Rotherham, convicted of one rape - jailed for 12 years | Asif Ali, 30, of Clough Road, Rotherham, convicted of one rape - jailed for 12 years |
| Naeem Rafiq, 33, of Clarendon Road, Rotherham, convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit indecent assault and one of false imprisonment - jailed for eight years | Naeem Rafiq, 33, of Clarendon Road, Rotherham, convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit indecent assault and one of false imprisonment - jailed for eight years |
| Basharat Hussain, 40, from Goole, convicted of one indecent assault - jailed for seven years | Basharat Hussain, 40, from Goole, convicted of one indecent assault - jailed for seven years |
| Mohammed Whied, 32, of Psalters Lane, Rotherham, guilty of one count of aiding and abetting rape - jailed for five years | Mohammed Whied, 32, of Psalters Lane, Rotherham, guilty of one count of aiding and abetting rape - jailed for five years |