DEWSBURY MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE IN CHILD EXPLOITATION CASE
Forty-two individuals have been charged in connection with a police investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation (CSE) in West Yorkshire.The accused include 39 men and 3 women, mostly from Kirklees, who are charged with various offences committed against six girls between 1995 and 2015, primarily at addresses in Dewsbury and Batley.
Among those charged is Mohammed Ramzan, aged 64 from Dewsbury, who is specifically charged with an offence of rape.
The defendants are scheduled to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
The police released detailed information on some of the accused, including Mohammed Ramzan and others, with charges covering rape, causing prostitution of a girl under 16, allowing premises for unlawful sexual intercourse, procuring females under 21, living on earnings from prostitution, and multiple counts of indecent assault.
The investigation highlights the severity and scale of offences linked to child sexual exploitation in the area, and the court proceedings are a step towards justice for the victims involved.
