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A gang that raped and sexually assaulted five vulnerable girls in Peterborough have been jailed at the Old Bailey.A gang that raped and sexually assaulted five vulnerable girls in Peterborough have been jailed at the Old Bailey.
Hassan Abdulla, 33, was jailed for 20 years while Zdeno Mirga, 18, described as the "boss" by one victim, was jailed for 16-and-a-half years.Hassan Abdulla, 33, was jailed for 20 years while Zdeno Mirga, 18, described as the "boss" by one victim, was jailed for 16-and-a-half years.
Both were convicted of multiple rapes and child prostitution.Both were convicted of multiple rapes and child prostitution.
Jan Kandrac, 17, and Renato Balog, 18, were jailed for five-and-a-half and 12 years respectively.Jan Kandrac, 17, and Renato Balog, 18, were jailed for five-and-a-half and 12 years respectively.
A 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is also awaiting sentencing. A 14-year-old boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was given a non-custodial six-month youth rehabilitation order after being convicted of sexual activity with a child.
The men and youths were of Czech and Slovak Roma and Kurdish backgrounds.
'Worst case'
Ringleader Mirga and Balog will begin their sentences in a young offender institution.
Mirga was convicted of eight counts of rape and one count of inciting child prostitution. The court heard one of his victims became pregnant.
Drug dealer Abdulla was convicted of four rapes and three counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
Balog, who helped Abdulla sell drugs, was jailed for five rapes and three sexual assaults.
Kandrac will serve his sentence in a young offender institution for one count of rape and two of indecent assault on a child.
The court was told the case came to light when a girl, then aged 12 or 13, was taken into care and began to tell her social worker what had been happening to her.
After the trial the Crown Prosecution Service said it was one of the "worst cases" of child sex abuse it had seen.After the trial the Crown Prosecution Service said it was one of the "worst cases" of child sex abuse it had seen.
The gang preyed on girls who visited at a fried chicken takeaway in Peterborough.The gang preyed on girls who visited at a fried chicken takeaway in Peterborough.
They used "sophisticated" grooming tactics to lure them to attacks carried out at parks and other locations, including a children's playground. They used "sophisticated" grooming tactics to lure them to attacks carried out at parks and other locations, including a children's playground, police said.
The trial lasted two-and-a-half months and the five were convicted of a total of 18 counts of rape, one of causing or inciting child prostitution, one of engaging in sexual activity with a child, three of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and three of sexual assault. Peterborough City Council has begun a serious case review into the care the children received.