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29 men charged for sexual exploitation of a child in Calderdale

29 men charged for sexual exploitation of a child in Calderdale

TWENTY-NINE men have been charged against the sexual exploitation of a girl for seven years in West Yorkshire.

The offences took place in Calderdale and Bradford between 2003 and 2010 when the victim was aged between 13 and 20


The men are due to appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court on 7 and 9 July.

Eight other suspects arrested during the West Yorkshire Police investigation have been released without charge.

Accused charged:

Asad Ali, 37, of Brighouse, is charged with two counts of rape

Ajmal Aziz, 39 of Halifax, is charged with three counts of rape and attempted rape

Mohammed Jangier, 44, of Halifax, is charged with rape

Mohammed Asif, 36, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

Harris Ahmed Butt, 37, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault

Taukeer Butt, 36, of Halifax, is charged with three counts of rape

Muitasim Khan, 40, of Halifax, is charged with rape

Mohammed Hamza, 47, of Halifax, is charged with rape

Mohsin Mir, 40, of Halifax, is charged with three counts of rape

Javid Mir, 38, of Halifax, is charged with rape

Haroon Saddique, 37, of Bradford, is charged with two counts of rape

Zahir Iqbal, 41, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

Sarfraz Rabnawaz, 35, of Bradford, is charged with two counts of rape

Wajid Addalat, 43, of Halifax, is charged with rape

Sajid Addalat, 45, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

Nazim Hussain, 43, of Bradford, is charged with conspiracy to rape

Nadeem Saddiqque, 43, of Sheffield, is charged with rape

Saquab Hussain, 43, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

Sadakat Ali, 48, of Bradford, is charged with rape

Ziarab Mohammed, 48, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

Imran Raja Yasin, 41, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

Zulfiqar Ali, 40, of Bradford, is charged with two counts of rape

Malik Abid Qadeer, 64, of Halifax, is charged with five counts of rape

Kamran Amin, 45, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

Mohammed Akhtar, 51, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

Ali Zulfiqar, 38, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

Shafiq Ali Rafiq, 40, of Dewsbury, is charged with two counts of rape

Amir Shaban, 45, of Halifax, is charged with rape

Sakeb Nazir, 36, of Halifax, is charged with two counts of rape

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