Twelve people are due to appear in court charged with non-recent child sexual offences relating to incidents reported in Calderdale between 2000 and 2004.
Twelve people are due to appear in court charged with non-recent child sexual offences in Calderdale.
Detectives from West Yorkshire Police have charged eleven men and one woman with offences including rape, indecent assault and threats to kill.
The allegations relate to offences reported to have taken place between 2000 and 2004 and involve two female victims who were under the age of 16 at the time.
Those charged are due to appear at Bradford Magistrates Court next month.
Police say the charges follow extensive enquiries into non-recent abuse.
🧾 Those Charged Are:
-
Safraz Azram, 57, of Halifax – six counts of rape and one count of indecent assault
-
Shazad Nazir, 50, formerly of Halifax – four counts of rape
-
Gulbhar Aziz, 50, of Halifax – rape and attempted rape
-
Raja Yasin, 73, formerly of Halifax – indecent assault of a girl under 14
-
Irfaan Bashir, 42, of Halifax – four counts of rape
-
Asad Ali, 41, of Brighouse – two counts of rape
-
Mohammed Hamza, 52, of Halifax – three counts of rape
-
Adil Arshid, 40, of Halifax – rape
-
Thomas Jackson, 71, of Halifax – sexual assault of a girl under 13
-
Shazad Rehman, 43, of Dewsbury – five counts of rape and threats to kill
-
Abdul Hafeez, 49, of Dewsbury – indecent assault and causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
-
Joanne Lowther, 55, of Dewsbury – assault occasioning actual bodily harm

Controversial 500MW Solar Farm Spanning Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire Approved Despite Environmental Concerns
Nine People Charged with 49 Offences Following Major Police Raids in Rochdale
Calderdale Youth Justice Service Praised for Supporting Young People Despite Inspection Rating
Bradford Driver Jailed After Ramming Police Car in Huddersfield
Labour Loses Control of Hounslow Council After Councillor Charged with Fraud
Manchester Communities Invited to Apply for Remembrance Sunday Grants
Keighley Women and Children’s Centre Completes Major Expansion
Milton Keynes Man Convicted of Daesh-Related Terrorism Offences
Leeds Bradford Airport Workers Announce 48-Hour Strike
Bradford Youngsters to Mark World Food Day with Cookery Challenge
Four Men Charged Following Series of Warrants in Rochdale
Alim OnAir
Bhangra Nights
Legal Show
Remix Saturdays