Sex ring gang jailed for 82 years for horrific abuse

It's yet another shocking case of vulnerable young girls being targeted by a ruthless ring of abusers.

Six men have been sentenced at the Old Bailey to a combined total of 82 and a half years behind bars.

They groomed and abused two girls in the Aylesbury area, for nearly six years.

In court today the judge said one of the girls had been groomed for as little as 'the price of a McDonalds, a milkshake, or a cinema ticket'.

Emma Wilkinson was in court for the sentencing.

Barnardo’s supported the young women in this case through its R-U-Safe? service based in Buckinghamshire.

The team provided personalised support to each of the victims before the trial and have continued to offer support during and after court proceedings and will continue to be there for them to aid their recovery.

Barnardo’s Chief Executive Javed Khan says:“Child sexual exploitation is a crime that shatters young lives.

“These sentences send out an important message: abusers will pay for their actions. Their crimes have had a devastating impact on their victims.

“The victims showed tremendous bravery in giving evidence in court. Their courage in re-living the horrific abuse cannot be underestimated.

“Our specialist child sexual exploitation workers will continue to offer and provide support to each of the victims to help aid their recovery.

“Every conviction gives sexually exploited children a bit more confidence in the justice system and encouragement that, if they come forward, they will be believed and helped."

Supt Gill Wootton Senior Investigating Officer with Thames Valley Police has admitted that the force has got it wrong when dealing with child sexual exploitation.

She stressed that the force is now doing more to tackle cases like this.

A victim of a sexual exploitation ring has told how she was groomed by gang which has been jailed for a total of 82 years.

The victim, whose words are spoken to by an actress, tells hoow she was targeted by the men.

Vikram Singh, 45, of Cannock Road, Aylesbury, was found guilty of four counts of rape and administering a substance with intent.<

Asif Hussain, 33, of Hodge Lea, Milton Keynes, was convicted of three counts of rape.

Arshad Jani, 33, of Cousins Drive, Aylesbury, was found guilty of rape and conspiracy to rape.<

Mohammed Imran, 38, of Springcliffe Street, Bradford, was convicted of three counts of rape, one count of conspiracy to rape and one count of child prostitution.

Akbari Khan, 36, of Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, was found guilty of two counts of rape, administering a substance with intent, conspiracy to rape.

Taimoor Khan, 29, of Highbridge Road, Aylesbury, was convicted of one count of sexual activity with a child.

Six men found guilty of the horrifying abuse of two schoolgirls in Aylesbury which went on for years on a massive scale will be sentenced today.

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

A jury took more than 42 hours to find six of them guilty of a range of offences against the girls, who spent days giving evidence and being cross-examined at the Old Bailey.