Men jailed for being part of Huddersfield grooming gang

    Four men who were part of a grooming gang in Huddersfield have been jailed for raping and abusing three girls.

    Mohammed Akram, Niaz Ahmed, Mohammed Ibrar and Asif Bashir were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court after being found guilty of a total of 10 offences.

    Mohammed Akram, 33, of Springdale Street, Huddersfield, was found guilty of two counts of rape and two counts of trafficking for sexual exploitation and sentenced to 17 years.

    Niaz Ahmed, 54, of Woodthorpe Terrace, Huddersfield, was found guilty of sexual assault and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and sentenced to five years.

    Asif Bashir, 33, of Thornton Lodge Road, Huddersfield, was cleared of one charge of sexual activity with a child but found guilty of, rape and attempted rape and sentenced to 11 years.

    Mohammed Imran Ibrar, 34, of Manchester Road, Huddersfield, was found guilty of trafficking for sexual exploitation and assault and was sentenced to three years in jail.

    They were part of a gang of 20 men who groomed and abused 15 girls, some as young as 11, between 2004 and 2011.

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