Rotherham child sexual abuse: Six men jailed

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Six men have been jailed for their part in the grooming and abuse of five young girls in Rotherham.

The men subjected the girls to "degrading and violent" acts using drink, drugs and the "excitement of friendship" to lure them in.

The gang, who are all of British Pakistani heritage, targeted and groomed the girls over seven years.

A trial had heard how they raped and sexually abused them before passing them on to other men.

Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 37, Asif Ali, 34, Tanweer Ali, 37, Salah Ahmed El-Hakam, 39, Nabeel Kurshid, 35 and Iqlak Yousaf, 34, were found guilty of a total of 22 offences after a trial lasting more than eight weeks.

A seventh man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will be sentenced at a later date after being convicted of two counts of rape.