Twenty men jailed for rape and child sex abuse

The men were convicted at several trials over the past three years

Twenty men have been jailed for the rape and sexual abuse of four young girls in West Yorkshire.

Police said the offences took place in the Calderdale area between 2001 and 2010, when the girls were aged between 12 and 16.

The men appeared at Bradford Crown Court in several separate trials from 2021 but the outcomes can only now be reported for legal reasons.

One man, Mohammed Akhtar, 54, was found guilty of rape and was sentenced to 11 years but died while serving his sentence.

The investigation began when the first case was reported to police in 2016

The longest sentence handed out was to Malik Quadeer, 67, of Halifax, who was found guilty of five counts of rape and jailed for 22 years.

The other 18 men are:

• Amir Shaban, 48, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 10 years

• Mohammed Ziareb, 55, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 10 years

• Imran Raja Yasin, 45, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 10 years

• Kamran Amin, 48, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to seven years and six months

• Saquab Hussain, 46, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to seven years and six months.

• Haroon Sadiq, 40, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 10 years.

• Shafiq Ali Rafiq, 44, of Dewsbury, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 12 years

• Sarfraz Rabnawaz, 39, of Bradford, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to nine years

• Shahzad Nowaz, 45, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and making threats to kill and who was sentenced to 11 years.

• Nadeem Nassir, 44, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and making threats to kill and was sentenced to 11 years.

• Sajid Adalat, 48, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to seven years.

• Sohail Zaffer, 41, of Halifax, who pleaded guilty to rape and supply of a class C drug and was sentenced to three years and six months. He is not pictured as he has already served his sentence.

• Shazad Nazir, 49, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 11 years.

• Nadeem Adalat, 39, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 14 years. He appealed the sentence and it was increased to 16 years.

• Asad Mahmood, 38, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 13 years.

• Mohammed Rizwan Iqbal, 39, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to nine years.

• Vaseem Adalat, 38, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 12 years. Following an appeal this was increased to 14 years and six months.

• Craig Mitchell, 55, of Halifax, who was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 12 years.

Det Ch Insp Claire Smith of West Yorkshire Police, said: "This is an abhorrent crime which has a lifelong impact on victims and survivors.

"I hope highlighting the prosecution of these offenders will serve as a reminder that we will continue to do all we can to put perpetrators behind bars and protect victims and survivors."

She added: "It’s never too late to report child sexual abuse. I encourage anyone who was abused as a child to speak to someone and seek support.

"Reports of non-recent abuse are handled by officers who are specially trained in supporting victims and survivors and dealing with such sensitive cases."

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