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| A woman who lured two 16-year-old girls on a night out so they could be raped by three men has been sent to a young offenders institute for seven years. | A woman who lured two 16-year-old girls on a night out so they could be raped by three men has been sent to a young offenders institute for seven years. |
| Stephanie Knight, 19, formerly of Rawtenstall, Lancashire, told them they were going clubbing in December 2009. | |
| But instead the girls were sexually assaulted by brothers Amjad Hussain, 34, Shahid Hussain, 37, and their cousin Tanveer Butt, 39. | But instead the girls were sexually assaulted by brothers Amjad Hussain, 34, Shahid Hussain, 37, and their cousin Tanveer Butt, 39. |
| The men were all jailed indefinitely at Preston Crown Court. | The men were all jailed indefinitely at Preston Crown Court. |
| They must serve at least seven-and-a-half years before they can be considered for parole. | |
| The girls, who cannot be identified, were taken from Blackburn to a derelict terrace house in Accrington with no electricity. | |
| 'Humiliating rapes' | |
| One was subjected to a "terrifying ordeal" of rape. | |
| Knight and Butt - a father of four - stopped her friend going to her aid as she was crying out. Knight told her: "She is chilling with my boys". | |
| Knight's former boyfriend, Amjad Hussain, then raped both girls as he drove them home. | |
| Knight, who had been in local authority care since the age of 11, told a jury she had been in a relationship with Amjad Hussain for six months. | |
| He persuaded her to perform sex acts on his brother and cousin. | |
| It emerged during her trial that she was being supported by Engage, a multi-agency initiative set up to tackle child sex exploitation in Blackburn. | |
| In mitigation, Knight was described as a "victim" who claimed she had previously been raped herself in a separate incident. | |
| Judge Beverley Lunt, sentencing, said: "It is clear you have had a difficult life so far. There is no doubt you have distorted views of morality and appropriate behaviour. | |
| "There is no question that you were badly used by these men. You knew what they were like and what their interests were and yet you lured the girls into their clutches. | |
| "But for you, neither girl would have been exposed to the danger on the night and subjected to the humiliating rapes. | |
| "You played a vital part in this conspiracy and knew what you were doing." | |
| Knight, Amjad Hussain, of Sharples Street, Accrington, and Butt, of St Albans Street, Rochdale, were all convicted of conspiracy to rape. | |
| Knight and Butt were also found guilty of aiding and abetting rape while Amjad Hussain, Shahid Hussain, of Drake Street, Rochdale, and Butt were all found guilty of rape. |