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Ten men from Midlands and London charged with child sex offences Ten men from Midlands and London charged with child sex offences
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Ten men from London and the Midlands have been charged with child sexual exploitation offences against two boys.Ten men from London and the Midlands have been charged with child sexual exploitation offences against two boys.
The charges include rape, attempted rape, child prostitution, child pornography and drug charges linked to boys from Leicester and Coventry.The charges include rape, attempted rape, child prostitution, child pornography and drug charges linked to boys from Leicester and Coventry.
The men, aged between 24 and 78, face accusations the boys were abused by a group of men who befriended them.The men, aged between 24 and 78, face accusations the boys were abused by a group of men who befriended them.
The first defendant, from Birmingham, will appear in court on Tuesday, West Midlands Police said. One man appeared at Birmingham magistrates court on Tuesday and has been remanded into custody.
Tahir Hussain, 33, from St Joseph's Road in Ward End, Birmingham, will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court to face charges including four counts of rape; two counts of engaging in sexual activity with a boy aged 13 to 15; six counts of arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography and trafficking people within the UK for sexual exploitation. Tahir Hussain, 33, from St Joseph's Road in Ward End, Birmingham, appeared before magistrates on Tuesday and is charged with four counts of rape, one charged of sexual assault, three of sexual activity with a boy, six of facilitating child prostitution and a count of trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation.
The other nine men are to appear at the same court on 18 August, police said. Six of the offences are said to have been carried out against in a 15-year-old in February 2010. He has been remanded in custody until 24 August.
The other nine men have been bailed until 18 August.
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