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08-03-2010, 02:10 PM
Missing girl, 14, forced into prostitution by gang who plied her with drugs and vodka
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Sleazy gang forced vulnerable teenager to become their 'sex slave'
Police missed two chanced to save girl from her ten-day ordeal
'Brave' victim forced face her abusers and testify at separate trials
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/03/article-1299844-0AAA6C2D000005DC-507_306x423.jpg Jailed: Aftab Khan, 31, was the ringleader of a gang which forced a teenage girl into prostitution. He was jailed for seven years on appeal
A middle class schoolgirl has been rescued from the clutches of a sleazy gang after she was forced to become a sex slave to at least nine men.
The troubled 14-year-old was plied with vodka and cigaretes after being spotted wandering the streets.
But the girl was then made to have sex with a string of Asian men before being pimped out as a white underage prostitute in Manchester city centre.
Police had two opportunites to rescue the girl from her horrific ten-day ordeal but bungled both chances - allowing her to be sexually exploited by other men.
She was saved when she flagged down a passing car while being chased down the street by one of her tormentors and told the occupants she had been raped.
Yesterday nine men were starting jail terms after admitting sexual offences including sexual activity with a child, controlling a child prostitute, facilitating child prostitution and paying for sexual services with a child.
All the men faced separate trials forcing the girl to repeatedly testify against them before a judge and jury.
She was eventually excused giving further evidence after the third trial when psychologists expressed fears for her mental and physical condition.
The girl, who is white, is now trying to put her life back together in a rehabilitation unit.
Supt Paul Savill, who led the police operation to save the girl, said: 'This child has been through an absolutely horrifying ordeal at the hands of these men.
'The level of abuse she has suffered is almost beyond belief. She has been treated like a commodity; beaten, threatened and sexually exploited.
'These men took advantage of her vulnerability with no regard for her wellbeing.
'I commend this young girl for her bravery in supporting this case. Even after her ordeal she was able to revisit the sites where she was abused and testify against her abusers in court.
'This is not easy and can often be the main obstacle we face when trying to bring prosecutions in cases of child sexual exploitation.
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Sentenced: Ahmed Noorzai, 29, and 31-year-old Mohammed Anwar Safi, right, were found guilty of paying for the sexual services of a child. Noorzai was sentenced to four years, while Safi received 31 months
'In Manchester we have a specially trained team called the Protect Team who specialise in dealing with victims of child sexual exploitation.
'They help these young people to pursue prosecutions while coming to terms with what has happened to them and moving on with their lives.'
In a statement, the teenager said: 'These people exploit young girls, introduce them to prostitution, feed them drugs and alcohol and tell them they love them.
'I know this because it has happened to me and it has changed my life enormously. I just hope that people will be more aware of this now and will be able to prevent this from happening to other vulnerable young girls.'
In a separate statement, her parents said: 'We are very proud of our daughter for her courage in assisting Greater Manchester Police with the prosecution of these abusers who caused her such terrible harm.
'No family should have to endure a nightmare experience like the one we have been through.
'Sadly, we now know that many young and vulnerable teenaged girls are targeted, groomed and abused in this way by such offenders; we support our daughter in hoping that these successful prosecutions will send a message that will help protect other children.'
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/03/article-1299844-0048BB4B00000258-915_634x420.jpg Chance encounter: The famous 'Curry Mile' in the Rusholme area of Manchester, where the 14-year-old was found wandering by Khan
The girl's family were said to have a 'professional background' but with her parents permission she was living in local authority accommodation following a family trauma.
Her ordeal began when she was spotted loitering outside a shop in Rochdale town centre by three men were out cruising for vulnerables girls to abuse.
The girl was taken back to a house and given vodka which was suspected to have been spiked with the dance drug ecstasy before being made to have sex with all three men.
When she woke up she had injuries to her hands and a hand mark around her neck.
She was taken to a bus station and given money and cigarettes.
She returned to the care home but ran away the following weekend.
A day later she was picked up by three Asian men who took her to Hollingworth lake beauty spot near Rochdale to sexually exploit her before being taken to a house where she plied with drink and abused by other adults.
Later as police staged a hunt for her, the girl drifted to Manchester's 'Curry Mile' where she met 30-year-old Aftab Khan who lured her back to his house and gave her alcohol, cocaine and cannabis and offered her a bed for the night.
But between 3am and 4am Khan - who was once acquitted of underage sex with another girl - woke the youngster up and told her "You're working for me now".
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/03/article-1299844-0AAA6C2D000005DC-820_634x263.jpg Sex crime: Asad Yousaf Hassan and Mohammed Basharat, both 28, were each jailed for two years for having sex with a child under the age of 16. Mohammed Khan, 26, got four years for facilitating child prostitution
He stabbed a door with a kitchen knife earlier said threatened to harm her unless she complied.
Khan then pimped her out for money over the next five nights in notorious red light area of Manchester in whuch he set her up with men or got her to flag down punters.
The girl drank huge amounts of alcohol to blot out her ordeal and even tried to avoid wearing make-up to make herelf look too young for sex, but her ploy failed to work.
On February 28 last year plain-clothed police officers patrolling the area stopped and quizzed the girl as she looked for punters, but fearing Khan, she gave a false name and said she was 16.
The officers also questioned Khan and an accomplice but let them both go and took the girl to a bus station so that she could go home.
But the teenager returned to Khan who stopped taking her into the city centre and instead took her to a flat in nearby Hulme on March 3 where she had sex with two more men.
The following day the officers who stopped the girl recognised her from a missing's person's appeal and suspected Khan was holding her.
But the pair blundered again when they both went to the home of his accomplice only to draw a blank.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/03/article-1299844-0AAA6C2D000005DC-280_634x263.jpg Caught out: Abid Khaliq, 30, got eight months for perverting justice, while Mohammed Atif, 29 and Najibullah Safi, 32, were jailed for two years for having sex with a minor
By the time they got to Khan's, he had been tipped off and had sent the girl away with £5 by the time the officers arrived.
The girl then returned to Rusholme where she was picked up Khan, abused again, then made to have sex again with yet another man at the Hulme flat.
Afterwards the girl fled and flagged down a couple in a car and asked the woman if she could speak to her about 'girl things'.
One of her tormentors grabbed her and started to drag her along the road but the couple followed and got to speak to her when she said she had been raped.
At Manchester Crown Court, Khan, of Fallowfield, pleaded guilty to controlling a child prostitute and sexual activity with a child.
He was jailed for nine years, but that was later reduced to seven years on appeal.
Abid Khaliq, 29, of Stretford, was jailed for eight months after pleading guilty to perverting course of justice.
Mohammed Atif, 28, Asad Yousaf Hassan and Mohammed Basharat, both 27, all of Rochdale, and Najibullah Safi, 32, of West Gorton, pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child. Each will serve two years in jail.
Mohammed Khan, 25, of Hulme, was jailed for four years after being convicted of facilitating child prostitution. Mohammed Anwar Safi, 30, of Manchester, pleaded guilty to paying for sexual services with a child and was jailed for 31 months.
Ahmed Noorzai, 29, of Hulme, was jailed for four years after being found guilty of paying for sexual services with a child.
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Sleazy gang forced vulnerable teenager to become their 'sex slave'
Police missed two chanced to save girl from her ten-day ordeal
'Brave' victim forced face her abusers and testify at separate trials
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/03/article-1299844-0AAA6C2D000005DC-507_306x423.jpg Jailed: Aftab Khan, 31, was the ringleader of a gang which forced a teenage girl into prostitution. He was jailed for seven years on appeal
A middle class schoolgirl has been rescued from the clutches of a sleazy gang after she was forced to become a sex slave to at least nine men.
The troubled 14-year-old was plied with vodka and cigaretes after being spotted wandering the streets.
But the girl was then made to have sex with a string of Asian men before being pimped out as a white underage prostitute in Manchester city centre.
Police had two opportunites to rescue the girl from her horrific ten-day ordeal but bungled both chances - allowing her to be sexually exploited by other men.
She was saved when she flagged down a passing car while being chased down the street by one of her tormentors and told the occupants she had been raped.
Yesterday nine men were starting jail terms after admitting sexual offences including sexual activity with a child, controlling a child prostitute, facilitating child prostitution and paying for sexual services with a child.
All the men faced separate trials forcing the girl to repeatedly testify against them before a judge and jury.
She was eventually excused giving further evidence after the third trial when psychologists expressed fears for her mental and physical condition.
The girl, who is white, is now trying to put her life back together in a rehabilitation unit.
Supt Paul Savill, who led the police operation to save the girl, said: 'This child has been through an absolutely horrifying ordeal at the hands of these men.
'The level of abuse she has suffered is almost beyond belief. She has been treated like a commodity; beaten, threatened and sexually exploited.
'These men took advantage of her vulnerability with no regard for her wellbeing.
'I commend this young girl for her bravery in supporting this case. Even after her ordeal she was able to revisit the sites where she was abused and testify against her abusers in court.
'This is not easy and can often be the main obstacle we face when trying to bring prosecutions in cases of child sexual exploitation.
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Sentenced: Ahmed Noorzai, 29, and 31-year-old Mohammed Anwar Safi, right, were found guilty of paying for the sexual services of a child. Noorzai was sentenced to four years, while Safi received 31 months
'In Manchester we have a specially trained team called the Protect Team who specialise in dealing with victims of child sexual exploitation.
'They help these young people to pursue prosecutions while coming to terms with what has happened to them and moving on with their lives.'
In a statement, the teenager said: 'These people exploit young girls, introduce them to prostitution, feed them drugs and alcohol and tell them they love them.
'I know this because it has happened to me and it has changed my life enormously. I just hope that people will be more aware of this now and will be able to prevent this from happening to other vulnerable young girls.'
In a separate statement, her parents said: 'We are very proud of our daughter for her courage in assisting Greater Manchester Police with the prosecution of these abusers who caused her such terrible harm.
'No family should have to endure a nightmare experience like the one we have been through.
'Sadly, we now know that many young and vulnerable teenaged girls are targeted, groomed and abused in this way by such offenders; we support our daughter in hoping that these successful prosecutions will send a message that will help protect other children.'
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/03/article-1299844-0048BB4B00000258-915_634x420.jpg Chance encounter: The famous 'Curry Mile' in the Rusholme area of Manchester, where the 14-year-old was found wandering by Khan
The girl's family were said to have a 'professional background' but with her parents permission she was living in local authority accommodation following a family trauma.
Her ordeal began when she was spotted loitering outside a shop in Rochdale town centre by three men were out cruising for vulnerables girls to abuse.
The girl was taken back to a house and given vodka which was suspected to have been spiked with the dance drug ecstasy before being made to have sex with all three men.
When she woke up she had injuries to her hands and a hand mark around her neck.
She was taken to a bus station and given money and cigarettes.
She returned to the care home but ran away the following weekend.
A day later she was picked up by three Asian men who took her to Hollingworth lake beauty spot near Rochdale to sexually exploit her before being taken to a house where she plied with drink and abused by other adults.
Later as police staged a hunt for her, the girl drifted to Manchester's 'Curry Mile' where she met 30-year-old Aftab Khan who lured her back to his house and gave her alcohol, cocaine and cannabis and offered her a bed for the night.
But between 3am and 4am Khan - who was once acquitted of underage sex with another girl - woke the youngster up and told her "You're working for me now".
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/03/article-1299844-0AAA6C2D000005DC-820_634x263.jpg Sex crime: Asad Yousaf Hassan and Mohammed Basharat, both 28, were each jailed for two years for having sex with a child under the age of 16. Mohammed Khan, 26, got four years for facilitating child prostitution
He stabbed a door with a kitchen knife earlier said threatened to harm her unless she complied.
Khan then pimped her out for money over the next five nights in notorious red light area of Manchester in whuch he set her up with men or got her to flag down punters.
The girl drank huge amounts of alcohol to blot out her ordeal and even tried to avoid wearing make-up to make herelf look too young for sex, but her ploy failed to work.
On February 28 last year plain-clothed police officers patrolling the area stopped and quizzed the girl as she looked for punters, but fearing Khan, she gave a false name and said she was 16.
The officers also questioned Khan and an accomplice but let them both go and took the girl to a bus station so that she could go home.
But the teenager returned to Khan who stopped taking her into the city centre and instead took her to a flat in nearby Hulme on March 3 where she had sex with two more men.
The following day the officers who stopped the girl recognised her from a missing's person's appeal and suspected Khan was holding her.
But the pair blundered again when they both went to the home of his accomplice only to draw a blank.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/03/article-1299844-0AAA6C2D000005DC-280_634x263.jpg Caught out: Abid Khaliq, 30, got eight months for perverting justice, while Mohammed Atif, 29 and Najibullah Safi, 32, were jailed for two years for having sex with a minor
By the time they got to Khan's, he had been tipped off and had sent the girl away with £5 by the time the officers arrived.
The girl then returned to Rusholme where she was picked up Khan, abused again, then made to have sex again with yet another man at the Hulme flat.
Afterwards the girl fled and flagged down a couple in a car and asked the woman if she could speak to her about 'girl things'.
One of her tormentors grabbed her and started to drag her along the road but the couple followed and got to speak to her when she said she had been raped.
At Manchester Crown Court, Khan, of Fallowfield, pleaded guilty to controlling a child prostitute and sexual activity with a child.
He was jailed for nine years, but that was later reduced to seven years on appeal.
Abid Khaliq, 29, of Stretford, was jailed for eight months after pleading guilty to perverting course of justice.
Mohammed Atif, 28, Asad Yousaf Hassan and Mohammed Basharat, both 27, all of Rochdale, and Najibullah Safi, 32, of West Gorton, pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child. Each will serve two years in jail.
Mohammed Khan, 25, of Hulme, was jailed for four years after being convicted of facilitating child prostitution. Mohammed Anwar Safi, 30, of Manchester, pleaded guilty to paying for sexual services with a child and was jailed for 31 months.
Ahmed Noorzai, 29, of Hulme, was jailed for four years after being found guilty of paying for sexual services with a child.
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