Thirty Men Charged with Sexually Abusing Girls in West Yorkshire

The 30 men and one woman will appear at Kirklees magistrates court on 5-6 September. Photograph: Alamy

Thirty men have been charged with raping and trafficking five girls in West Yorkshire.

The allegations against the defendants relate to non-recent sexual offences dating back to between 2005 and 2012. They relate to five women who say they were abused as children in the Huddersfield area between the ages of 12 and 18.

One woman, Fehreen Rafiq, 38, from Huddersfield, is charged with two counts of facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.

The 31 accused will appear at Kirklees magistrates court on 5-6 September 2018. They are:

• Banaras Hussain, 37, of Shipley, charged with one count of rape of a female over 16.
• Banaris Hussain, 35, of Huddersfield, charged with one count of rape of a girl aged 13-15.
• Mohammed Suhail Arif, 30, of Huddersfield, charged with rape of a girl aged 13-15.
• Iftikar Ali, 37, of Huddersfield, charged with attempted rape of a girl aged 13-15 and three counts of rape of a girl aged 13-15.
• Mohammed Sajjad, 31, of Huddersfield, charged with four counts of rape of a female aged 13-15, one rape of a girl under 13 and facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.
• Fehreen Rafiq, 38, of Huddersfield, charged with two counts of facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.
• Umar Zaman, 30, of Huddersfield, charged with two counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
• Basharat Hussain, 31, of Huddersfield, charged with two counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
• Amin Ali Choli, 36, of Huddersfield, charged with two counts of rape of a female over 16 years old.
• Shaqeel Hussain, 35, of Dewsbury, charged with rape of a female aged 13-15 and two counts of trafficking.
• Mubasher Hussain, 35, of Huddersfield, charged with rape of a female aged 13-15 and sexual assault.
• Abdul Majid, 34, of Huddersfield, charged with two counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
• Mohammed Dogar, 35, of Huddersfield, charged with two counts of facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.
• Usman Ali, 32, of Huddersfield, charged with two counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
• Mohammed Waqas Anwar, 29, of Huddersfield, charged with five counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
• Gul Riaz, 42, of Huddersfield, charged with rape of a female aged 13-15.
• Mohammed Akram, 41, of Huddersfield, charged with two counts of trafficking with a view to sexual exploitation of a female and rape of a female aged 14-15.
• Manzoor Akhtar, 29, of Huddersfield, charged with trafficking and three counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
• Samuel Fikru, 30, of Camden, charged with two counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.

Twelve other men, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have also been charged with numerous offences in connection with the same investigation, West Yorkshire police said.