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Israr Ali, the youngest defendant in the dock, raped the schoolgirl when he was 15-years-old, about 18 months older than the girl. He was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a young offenders’ institute.

Ali, also known as Sari, now 19, of Devonshire Street West, Keighley, was told he took “vile sexual advantage” of the girl and looked upon her as “no more than a worthless object.”

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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Zain Ali (Droopy) 20, of Buxton Street, Keighley, was given an eight-year detention sentence in a young offenders institution, to reflect his age of 16 and 17 at the time of the offences.

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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Saqib Younis (Saqi Butcher) 29, of Bradford Street, Lawkholme, Keighley, was jailed for 13 years for one count of rape.

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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Hussain Sardar (Dolly) 19, of Bradford Street, Lawkholme, Keighley, will serve six years detention in a young offenders’ institution for one count of rape. Judge Thomas said the sentence reflected his then age of 15 years and the victim’s description of his “somewhat pathetic participation.”

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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Faisal Khan, (Buller) 27, of Buxton Street, Keighley, will also serve 13 years for one rape count.

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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Nazir Khan (Khany) 24, of Buxton Street, Keighley, was jailed for 13 years for one count of rape.

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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Bilal Ziarab, (Billy or Browny) 21, of Sedgwick Close, Manningham, Bradford, was given two concurrent 12-year sentences for rape.

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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Sufyan Ziarab (Sufy) 23, of Kendal Mellor Court, Keighley, was given two concurrent 15 year sentences for two counts of rape.

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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Kabir’s half-brother, Tauqeer Hussain, also known as Toki, 23, of Belgrave Road, Keighley, was also found guilty of two counts of rape, relating to two victims. He was jailed for 13 years for each count in relation to the Keighley schoolgirl, to run concurrently, with five years added for his second victim, meaning he will serve 18 years.

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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Yasser Kabir, 25, of Belgrave Road, Keighley, was given 15 years for each of three counts of rape, to run concurrently.

He was also sentenced for raping and abusing two little girls when he was a boy. One of the victims was between seven and nine when Kabir raped her and the other between six and seven.

Kabir was found guilty by a jury last year of four counts of rape, four counts of causing a child to engage in sexual activity and four of sexual assault in relation to the young girls. He was given five years for those offences, to run consecutively to the 15 years, meaning he will serve 20.

Keighley Child Sexual Abuse Ring

The Keighley child sexual abuse ring refers to a group of twelve men who were convicted of committing serious sexual offences against two underage girls in Keighley and Bradford, located in West Yorkshire, England. The offences occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The main victim was between 13 and 14 years old when she was subjected to repeated sexual abuse by ten of the perpetrators. A second girl was also abused, though to a lesser extent. The crimes included rape and various forms of sexual exploitation.

Following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, the men were found guilty in December 2015 by unanimous jury verdicts. In February 2016, they were collectively sentenced to over 130 years in prison.

The case was one of several high-profile investigations into child sexual exploitation in northern England during the 2010s, highlighting systemic failures in protecting vulnerable children and prompting widespread public and governmental scrutiny.

Memebers:

• Khalid Raja Mahmood - 17-year extended sentence for two charges of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child.
• Tauqeer Hussain - 18 years for two counts of rape against the first victim and one rape against another teenage girl.
• Yasser Kabir - 20 years for three counts of rape against the first victim and four charges of rape, two charges of sexual assault, two charges of assault by penetration and fourcharges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity against two young girls.
• Sufyan Ziarab - 15 years for two counts of rape.
• Bilal Ziarab - 12 years for two counts of rape.
• Israr Ali - 3-and-half-years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Nasir Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Saqib Younis - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Hussain Sardar - 6 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Zain Ali - 8 years in a young offenders institution for one count of rape.
• Faisal Khan - 13 years for one count of rape.
• Mohammed Akram - 5 years for one count of sexual activity with a child.

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A man who raped a 12-year-old girl he had groomed on social media has been jailed for eight years. Oscar Fitzgerald, 26, from Lowestoft, Suffolk, arranged online to meet his victim and then drove her to his house. The girl was reported missing by her mother soon after and police began searches. She was found after texting her mother. Police said Fitzgerald, who was jailed at Norwich Crown Court on Friday, was a "dangerous sexual offender". Fitzgerald, who had lived at Church Road, had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to three counts of raping a girl under 13. Fitzgerald had made contact with the girl, from west Suffolk, on the same day she went missing last September and he was aware she was just 12, police said. 'Courage of victim' The victim told officers she had arrived at a house and was told to go upstairs, where she was then raped, despite telling him to stop. She texted her mother as she was walking home, after being dropped off at a bus-stop. Fitzgerald was arrested later at his home after the girl gave police his first name, the colour of his car, his phone number and described the two-bedroom house. Det Con Stephen Clarke, of Suffolk police, said he wanted to "commend the courage of the victim" who was able to give an "immediate detailed account". "It was this prompt action that led officers being able to identify and detain Fitzgerald. "We have been able to remove a dangerous sexual offender from the street," he said. Fitzgerald has been put on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.

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A vile rapist who bit his terrified victim all over her body has been caged for seven years.

Savage Dan Hardy left the woman with bruises and bite marks on her face and body during a horrifying two-hour ordeal.

The 21-year-old sex beast launched the terrifying attack on the woman, in her 20s, in 2014.

In the early hours of a November morning fiend Hardy raped the woman at a flat in Buckingham, Bucks.

A spokesman for Thames Valley police said: "On November 29 2014 between 4am and 6am Dan Hardy raped the victim, a woman in her 20s, during a two hour ordeal at a flat at an address in Buckingham.

"The victim sustained bruising and bite marks all over her body and face."

Detective Constable Michele Weston said: "This was an horrific ordeal for the victim in this case, and she has shown nothing but courage throughout this whole process."I hope now she will be able to move forward with her life now that justice has been served."

Hardy, of Freemans Way, Greens Norton, Northants., admitted the offence when appearing before Judge Justin Cole at Amersham Crown Court.

He was jailed for seven years and was placed on the Sex Offender's Register for life.

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Paedophile coaxed girl aged 13 to sneak out of her house and have sex with him.

Brett Rudkin, 20, asked the girl to send naked pictures of herself to him and encouraged her to come to his house late at night.

A man who "coaxed" a 13-year-old girl to sneak out of her house while her parents slept to have sex with him has been jailed.

Brett Rudkin, 20, had asked the 13-year-old girl to send naked pictures of herself to him and encouraged her to come to his house late at night.

However, just five minutes after they had sex, Rudkin callously brushed her aside and said he was "disgusted" with what had happened.

The incident had a "massive effect" on the youngster, who was so distressed she was forced to change schools, stopped eating and began to lose weight.

Jailing Rudkin in a young offenders' institution for two years and four months, Judge David Tremberg said he had "coaxed" his victim into having full sex with him.

He said: "She went because she trusted you. You effectively groomed her.

"You knew from first to last what you were doing was against the law.

"You used her to satisfy your sexual urges and, when you had got what you wanted, she had served her purpose.

"You told her that you did not want anything else to do with her and the complainant has been deeply emotionally affected by the fallout from this.

"You risked causing infection or pregnancy. She was only 13.

"This was a deliberate course of conduct followed by attempts by you to keep her quiet.

"You groomed her and you courted images of her."

Prosecuting, Philip Standfast told Grimbsy Crown Court Rudkin and his victim began exchanging messages on social media apps including Facebook and Snapchat.

They began "sharing each other's secrets" and Rudkin pretended his was 17, despite being 18 at the time.

He told her he liked her and sent an intimate picture of his private parts before asking for naked pictures of her breasts.

She sent three or four showing cleavage while wearing a vest.

Mr Standfast said: "The girl's parents were asleep in bed when Rudkin sent a message asking if she wanted to go to his house.

"Without her parents' knowledge, she left home, met the defendant and went to his house about midnight.

"Rudkin started taking her clothes off, kissing her and they had sex with no protection."

The girl left but just minutes later she received a message from Rudkin that said he was "disgusted" with what he had done and asked her not to tell anyone.

Mr Standfast said: "She felt she had been used."

The girl was left upset by the incident that had a "massive effect" on her life and she began to lose weight and had to change school and move out of the family home.

Speaking in mitigation, defence barrister Alison Dorrell said that Rudkin, who admitted two offences of sexual activity with a child, had avoided further damage to the young teen by not "seeking to brazen the matter out at trial".

She said: "He knew quite quickly after he did this that he had done wrong, although there was an element of self-protection.

He had no previous convictions and had lost his good character in "quite spectacular fashion."

Rudkin was also given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and must register as a sex offender indefinitely.

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A FATHER downloaded indecent images of children less than a month after admitting the same offence, a court heard.

Sukhdev Sandhu had been sentenced to attend a course for sex offenders after pleading guilty to his first offence on January 28, 2010.

But he was discovered to have accessed more images on February 20 that year.

However he has walked free from court after arguing that the second offence took place before he had been on a rehabilitation course that had stopped him re-offending since.

Siobhan Lindsey, prosecuting, told Southampton Crown Court how Sandhu was caught when offender managers visiting his Southampton home became suspicious and seized his laptop computer on July 23, 2014.

Experts found 32 indecent images of children in the computer records, two of which fell into the most serious category, as well as five extreme pornographic images depicting bestiality and violent sexual acts.

The youngest child identified was thought aged eight to 10 years old.

Investigators also found an external hard drive had been used to download and store the images but this was never recovered.

There was also a search term on the computer commonly used when searching for indecent images.

Sandhu was arrested and eight further indecent images of children were found on his mobile phone along with another three extreme pornographic images.

Miss Linsley said she had no evidence of when these were put on.

The court was told that Sandhu said the pictures were downloaded after his conviction but before he started his sex offender program and he had stopped once he completed that course.

Sandhu, 50, of Selborne Walk, Bitterne, admitted six counts of making indecent photographs of a child and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image.

David Reid, mitigating, said such behaviour was often compulsive or addictive and Sandhu had not then yet been given strategies to help him avoid temptation. The fact that he offended so soon after was “maybe his best mitigation”, Mr Reid added.

He said there had been no offences in the four and a half years since he was sentenced for 18 charges of making indecent images.

The court heard how Sandhu had then lost his job and due to these new offences his wife had now lost hers as a school teaching assistant, making it unlikely they could fund their son’s first year at university.

But Sandhu hopes to return to Malaysia short-term to work for his brother, allowing his wife to return to work and their income to fund their son’s education.

Judge Peter Henry said the images were “appalling” and this was not a “victimless crime” as children had been abused.

He said he could not be sure that Sandhu had continued looking at these images after his treatment and that sending him to prison might undo that work.

Sandhu was sentenced to eight months in prison suspended for two years with an 18-month supervision requirement.

He was also given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order, put on the sex offender register for 10 years and his mobile phone and laptop will be destroyed.

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Aaron Langley, Imperial Road, Gillingham jailed after downloading thousands of indecent images of children

A pervert who downloaded thousands of images of children as young as two has been jailed.

Aaron Langley stockpiled more than 18,500 pictures and movie clips showing young children - one as young as two or three - in depraved acts with adults.

The 32-year-old, of Imperial Road, Gillingham, was jailed him for 16 months.

Prosecutor Ian Foinette said Langley, who was convicted of indecent assault as a juvenile, was arrested at his home on January 9 last year.

The images found covered all levels of seriousness.

“Not all could be looked at by police because of the sheer volume,” said Mr Foinette. “The charges relate to examples. He indicated he had a sexual interest in boys aged 10 to 17.

“He indicated he had been viewing them for some time. He kept them stored. He said his preference was for boys and was interested in what was being done to them.”

James Ross, defending, said Langley, who admitted 15 charges of possessing indecent images of children, only came into physical contact with a child when convicted of indecently assaulting a boy in 2001.

“He downloaded such large amounts of the images he couldn’t conceivably get around to looking at them all,” said Mr Ross. “He looked at them as and when.” Mr Ross submitted Langley needed sex offender treatment and counselling with psychiatric intervention.

“He comes from a supportive family,” said Mr Ross. “His mother is absolutely shocked by this. He does seek help and treatment. He would follow any course and change his personality.”

Judge Charles Macdonald QC told Langley: “This is quite a bad case. There are many aggravating features. You shared the images with others with a like interest.”

Langley’s name will appear on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years and he will be barred from working with children or vulnerable adults.

DC Jo-anne Gordon, investigating officer for the case, said: "This case serves as a reminder that Kent Police fully investigates all reports of people using the internet to view and distribute indecent images of children.

"In this case Langley accumulated a huge amount of indecent images and videos which showed children being subjected to horrific abuse.

"I hope he spends his time in prison reflecting upon the impact the material he was viewing has on the victims who will have to deal with the psychological affects of this for the rest of their lives."