Saturday, July 19, 2014

Five-strong gang of Asian men who committed string of sex offences against the same teenage girl for six months are jailed for 23 years

  • Five Asian men were jailed for a total of 23 years at Stafford Crown Court
  • Were found guilty of committing child sex offences after a two-week trial 
  • The offences were all against the same teenage victim 
  • Police conducted a lengthy investigation into activity between 2012 and 2013 

Umber Farrouq, who was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15. He was sented to five-and-a-half years for each offence to run concurrently
Umber Farrouq, who was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15. He was sented to five-and-a-half years for each offence to run concurrently
A gang of five Asian men have been jailed for a total of 23 years for committing a string of child sex offences. 

Police officers conducted a lengthy investigation concerning activity that took place in Burton-upon-Trent between October 2012 and May 2013 involving the same victim. 

The five men, all from the Staffordshire town, were then found guilty after a two-week trial at Stafford Crown Court in May.

Today they were jailed for a total of 23 years at the same court.

Umber Farrouq, 21, who was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15, was sentenced to five-and-a-half-years for each offence to run concurrently.

Anees Hanif was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 as well as inciting a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity. 

The 20-year-old was sentenced to five-and-a-half-years for each offence, to run concurrently.
Matab Ali, 21, who was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15, also received five-and-a-half-years for each offence to run concurrently.

Junaid Ali, 20, was jailed for five-and-a-half-years after he was found guilty of the attempt rape of a girl aged 13 to 15.

Ameer Arshad, 19, was found guilty of blackmail and jailed for 12 months.
Farrouq, Hanif, and both Alis have also all been put onto the Sex Offenders’ Register indefinitely.

The five men were arrested by Staffordshire Police between October 2013 and January 2014. 

Anees Hanif
Matab Ali
Anees Hanif, left, and Matab Ali, right, who were also given five-and-a-half year jail sentences to run concurrently 

Chief Inspector Steve Maskrey, East Staffordshire local policing team commander, said: 'We welcome the sentences handed out today which reflect the despicable crimes committed by these individuals.

'While today sees the conclusion of the criminal justice process, we recognise that the victim will be affected for the rest of her life.

'We commend her absolute bravery and our role is to work with partners to offer her continued support. 

Victims of cases like this need to remain anonymous and we must stress how important it is for her privacy to be protected so she can begin to move on.

Ameer Arshad
Junaid Ali
Ameer Arshad, left, was found guilty of blackmail and jailed for 12 months. Junaid Ali, right, was jailed for five-and-a-half-years after he was found guilty of the attempt rape of a girl aged 13 to 15

'This case has men brought to justice, men who acted in a predatory way and sought out a vulnerable young girl to abuse her. 

'Their actions are inexcusable and the fact they show no remorse only highlights the sinister individuals we’re dealing with. 

'Victims can be reassured that we take reports of child exploitation extremely seriously and we will always thoroughly investigate them.”

Another 17-year-old male received a conditional youth caution for inciting sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 and was referred to the police’s youth offending team.

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