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Peterborough sex attack gang jailed | Peterborough sex attack gang jailed |
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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 identified for legal reasons, was given a non-custodial six-month youth rehabilitation order after being convicted of sexual activity with a child. | 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. | The men and youths were of Czech and Slovak Roma and Kurdish backgrounds. |
'Worst case' | 'Worst case' |
Ringleader Mirga and Balog will begin their sentences in a young offender institution. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 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, police said. | They used "sophisticated" grooming tactics to lure them to attacks carried out at parks and other locations, including a children's playground, police said. |
Peterborough City Council has begun a serious case review into the care the children received. | Peterborough City Council has begun a serious case review into the care the children received. |