THREE ROCHDALE MEN CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX OFFENCES
Three Rochdale men have been charged with child sexual exploitation (CSE) offences alleged to have occurred in the late 2000s.Naveed Anwar, 41, is accused of raping a girl aged 13–15 and a woman aged 16 or over.
The men, all from Rochdale, are believed to have committed the alleged offences between 2008 and 2009.
Charges were filed following an investigation by Greater Manchester Police's CSE Major Investigation Team under Operation Bridgewater.
They are scheduled to appear at magistrates' courts in Manchester and Salford on March 18 and 19 next year.