KIRKLEES COURT HEARS CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CHARGES AGAINST 28 MEN
Twenty-eight men accused of sexually exploiting eight girls have appeared in court.Most of the men, largely from the Kirklees area of West Yorkshire, are charged with rape against victims aged between 13 and 16.
All the offences are said to have taken place in parts of Kirklees, Bradford and Wakefield between 1999 to 2012.
The men were released on conditional bail after hearings at Kirklees Magistrates' Court.
Four men were not in court to hear proceedings, which were held on Friday and Monday.
All 32 defendants - mostly of British Pakistani origin - are due to reappear at Leeds Crown Court between 8 and 14 January.