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Charity says 'insufficient action' taken over Aylesbury abuse concerns

Concerns about one of two schoolgirls repeatedly abused by a gang of men in Aylesbury were raised several years before they were arrested, a children’s charity has said.

Barnados told the BBC they worked with the victims in 2008 and referred the case of one to appropriate agencies but 'insufficient action" was taken.

Six members of a child sex ring in Aylesbury were found guilty at the Old Bailey of their part in the horrifying abuse of two schoolgirls which went on for years on a massive scale

A total of 11 men went on trial for 51 offences between 2006 and 2012. Four defendants were cleared, while the jury could not decide on one of them.

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Four out of 11 cleared in Aylesbury child sex ring trial

Four of eleven defendants have been cleared after a trial over a child sex ring in Aylesbury.

A total of 11 men went on trial for 51 offences between 2006 and 2012, including alleged multiple rape of a child under 13, child prostitution and the use of a substance to "stupefy" a girl for sexual activity.

Six were found guilty, while jurors could not reach a verdict on the remaining defendant.

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