(Oxford) A gang of ten men are currently in the dock accused of
operating a ‘cynical and predatory’ child sex ring on a ‘massive’ scale across
Oxford .
The trial into child sexual exploitation, which began at Oxford Crown Court on October 9, is expected to last until January but for legal reasons can only now be reported. The men all deny a number of sex offences including conspiracy, rape, supplying drugs and indecent assault on young girls between 1998 and 2005. For some strange all the accused have something in common, but for the life in me, I am unable to see what it is.
The accused men are:
40 year old Raheem Ahmed, charged with two counts of
indecent assault, one of false imprisonment, one of rape and another of conspiracy
to commit indecent assault.
37 year old Haji Khan charged with one count of indecent
assault and one of conspiracy to rape.
41 year old Moinul Islam charged with two counts of indecent
assault, one count of rape, one count of false imprisonment and another of
supplying a drug of Class B to another.
Kamran Khan charged with one count of indecent assault, one
count of rape and another of false imprisonment.
38 year old Kameer Iqbal charged with three counts of rape.
37 year old Khalid Hussain charged with one count of
indecent assault and two counts of rape.
37 year old Saboor Abdul charged with one count of rape.
An unnamed 47-year old charged with one count of indecent
assault.
An unnamed 36-year old charged with three counts of indecent
assault, two counts of rape and two counts of conspiracy to rape.
An unnamed 37-year old charged with one count of indecent
assault, one count of kidnapping and another of false imprisonment.
