British Muslim Males Appear in Court for Rape of White Girl

(Keighley Online) A group of alleged paedophile Asian males is to deny the multiple rape of a white girl.

English Defence League supporters protested outside Bradford Magistrates’ Court as 15 defendants, all from Keighley, today appeared to answer the sex charges.

West Yorkshire Police mounted a huge public order operation to prevent trouble and keep the EDL away from the defendants in Centenary Square.

Most of the offences were committed against the same girl between 2011 and 2012 in Keighley, when she was aged 13 to 14.

All the men have indicated not guilty pleas and their cases were committed to Bradford Crown Court, where they will appear next on July 13.

The defendants and charges are:

Israr Ali, 19, of Devonshire Street West, is charged with raping the girl on two occasions. He was remanded in custody.

Tauqeer Hussain, 23, of Belgrave Road, is charged with raping the same girl on three occasions. He is also charged with raping another schoolgirl in 2009.

Mohammed Akram, 62, of Holker Street, is charged with sexual activity with a child.

Rohail Hussain, 18, of Hawk Street, Lawkholme, is charged with raping the girl on one occasion.

Rohail Iqbal, 21, of Skipton Road, Beechcliffe, is charged with raping the same girl once.

Nasir Khan, 23, of Buxton Street, is charged with three counts of raping the girl.

Khalid Raja Mahmood, 34, who appeared via video link from prison, is charged with five counts of rape of a child.

Mohammed Hussain Sardar, 18, of Bradford Street, Lawkholme, is charged with raping the girl on two occasions.

Saqib Younis, 29, of Bradford Street, Lawkholme, is charged with raping the girl on two occasions.

Bilal Ziarab, 20, who is from Keighley, but resides at Sedgwick Close, Bradford, is charged with raping the girl twice.

Sufyan Ziarab, 22, of Kendal Mellor Court, is charged with raping the girl two times.

A 16-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is also charged with sexual offences.

Zain Ali, 20, of Buxton Street, is charged with raping the girl on two occasions.

Faisal Khan, 26, of Buxton Street, is charged with raping the girl twice.

Yasser Kabir, 24, of Belgrave Road, also appeared via a prison video link. He is charged with raping the girl four times.