Harrowing ordeal of victims

Girl A was 15 when the abuse started.

After falling out with her parents, she left home and started meeting men at the Tasty Bites takeaway before she was raped at the Balti House.

She quickly became “regularly” drunk, depressed and unable to get herself out of the situation.

The abuse lasted until she was 17, when she fell pregnant and returned to live with her parents.

By that stage she said she had been violently forced to have sex and was having intercourse with “several men in a day, several times a week”. She is now 19.


Girl B was a 14–year–old in care when the abuse began.
She became friends with the “Honeymonster” and Girl C, and through them she met several of the men.

She was given “substantial amounts of alcohol” and was severely drunk when she was used for sex by Abdul Aziz, Mohammed Sajid and Hamid Safi. Mohammed Amin sexually assaulted her.

The court heard that she would regularly find herself drinking to near unconsciousness and then waking up to find men having sex with her.

She is now 17.



Girl C had celebrated her 13th birthday just two days before the abuse covered in the trial began.
She was the youngest of the girls. The prosecution described her childhood as “difficult and troubled”. In contrast with Girl A and Girl B, she said the men she met were her “good friends” and “nice people” who looked after her.

After meeting Adil Khan they had what she described as a six–month relationship and she got pregnant aged just 13.

She is now 17.


Help hotline numbers
Anyone who is concerned about a child or young person should call Greater Manchester Police on 101 or 999 in emergencies.

You can also call the NSPCC on 0800 800 5000. Any child or young person wanting help and advice can use the numbers above or contact Childline on 0800 1111. Please also call the Runaway Helpline on 0808 800 70 70 if you need help. The helpline provides free 24 hour confidential support, help and advice.

Telltale signs of child exploitation to look for include:

::Skipping school.

::Risky behaviours, including secretive use of mobiles.

::Repeatedly going missing.

::Unexplained gifts.

::Drugs/alcohol abuse.



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