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| Ipswich sex slave teenager case: London men jailed | Ipswich sex slave teenager case: London men jailed |
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| Three men from east London who abducted a 13-year-old girl from the streets of the city and forced her to become their sex slave have been jailed. | Three men from east London who abducted a 13-year-old girl from the streets of the city and forced her to become their sex slave have been jailed. |
| The girl, described as being from a troubled family, was driven to a house in Ipswich and sexually abused over four days, Norwich Crown Court heard. | The girl, described as being from a troubled family, was driven to a house in Ipswich and sexually abused over four days, Norwich Crown Court heard. |
| Mohammed Sheikh, 32, Hamza Ali, 39, and Suran Uddin, 26, were convicted of sex offences and trafficking. | |
| Uddin was jailed for 15 years, Sheikh for eight years and Ali five years. | Uddin was jailed for 15 years, Sheikh for eight years and Ali five years. |
| Judge Nicholas Coleman said the girl had been left traumatised. | Judge Nicholas Coleman said the girl had been left traumatised. |
| 'Piece of meat' | 'Piece of meat' |
| The judge told the men: "Instead of helping this girl find refuge, you were all intent on sexually exploiting her for your own ends," he added. | The judge told the men: "Instead of helping this girl find refuge, you were all intent on sexually exploiting her for your own ends," he added. |
| "She was taken to a town she'd never visited, a house she never been to, in the company of men she had never met. | "She was taken to a town she'd never visited, a house she never been to, in the company of men she had never met. |
| "All three of you treated her like a piece of meat and passed her about. | "All three of you treated her like a piece of meat and passed her about. |
| "This happened over four days until she was finally rescued by police." | "This happened over four days until she was finally rescued by police." |
| Jurors heard how the men took advantage of the girl's "youth and naivety" to persuade her to get into a van, driven by Uddin. | Jurors heard how the men took advantage of the girl's "youth and naivety" to persuade her to get into a van, driven by Uddin. |
| They took her to a house in Chevallier Street, Ipswich. | They took her to a house in Chevallier Street, Ipswich. |
| 'Engaging with strangers' | 'Engaging with strangers' |
| Maria Denine, mitigating for Sheikh, said the defendants had not been aware of her background or how vulnerable she was. | Maria Denine, mitigating for Sheikh, said the defendants had not been aware of her background or how vulnerable she was. |
| Mitigating for Uddin, Scott Ivill said his client was married with two children and any custodial sentence would cause his family to suffer. | Mitigating for Uddin, Scott Ivill said his client was married with two children and any custodial sentence would cause his family to suffer. |
| Lindsay Cox, for Ali, said his client was also a married man. | Lindsay Cox, for Ali, said his client was also a married man. |
| He added: "This girl looked appreciably older than her age and she had a history of engaging with strangers." | He added: "This girl looked appreciably older than her age and she had a history of engaging with strangers." |
| Uddin, of St Matthew's Row, Bethnal Green; Sheikh, of Seaton Point in Hackney; and Ali, of Chilford Road, Waltham Forest were all found guilty of conspiracy to traffic in the UK. | Uddin, of St Matthew's Row, Bethnal Green; Sheikh, of Seaton Point in Hackney; and Ali, of Chilford Road, Waltham Forest were all found guilty of conspiracy to traffic in the UK. |
| Uddin was also convicted of two counts of rape and supplying a class B drug to the victim. | Uddin was also convicted of two counts of rape and supplying a class B drug to the victim. |
| Sheikh was convicted of causing a child to engage in sexual activity and supplying a class B drug. | Sheikh was convicted of causing a child to engage in sexual activity and supplying a class B drug. |
| Ali was found guilty of a sexual assault. | Ali was found guilty of a sexual assault. |
| All three men were placed on the sex offenders register and Sheikh and Ali could face deportation to Somalia, their home country. | All three men were placed on the sex offenders register and Sheikh and Ali could face deportation to Somalia, their home country. |
| A fourth defendant, Abdul Hammed, 46, of Wellington Street, Ipswich, was cleared of supplying a class B drug, two counts of rape and trafficking. | A fourth defendant, Abdul Hammed, 46, of Wellington Street, Ipswich, was cleared of supplying a class B drug, two counts of rape and trafficking. |