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18 defendants bailed by court in Huddersfield child sex probe

A small group of protesters gathered outside the building before the hearings began.

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Police outside Kirklees Magistrates' Court

Seventeen men and a woman have appeared in court charged with offences relating to the alleged sexual exploitation of children in Huddersfield.

More than 20 police were on duty outside the West Yorkshire town’s magistrates’ court as the defendants appeared before District Judge Michael Fanning in small batches.

A small group of protesters gathered outside the building before the hearings began.

Amin Ali Choli
Amin Ali Choli, 36, is charged with two counts of rape (Danny Lawson/PA)

Twelve more defendants are due to appear before the same court on Thursday.

The 18 who appeared on Wednesday were all given conditional bail and ordered to appear at Leeds Crown Court on November 1.

The defendants (all from Huddersfield except where stated) were:

– Iftikar Ali, 37, of Holly Road, charged with three rapes and one attempted rape

Abdul Majid
Abdul Majid, 34, is charged with two counts of rape (Danny Lawson/PA)

– Umar Zaman, 30, of Bishop’s Court, charged with two rapes

– Basharat Hussain, 31, charged with two rapes

– Banaras Hussain, 37, of Scarborough Road, Shipley, charged with one rape

– Mubasher Hussain, 35, of Lockwood Road, charged with one rape and one sexual assault

– Abdul Majid, 34, of Lightcliffe Road, charged with two rapes

Shaqeel Hussain
Shaqeel Hussain, 35, is charged with one count of rape and two counts of trafficking (Danny Lawson/PA)

– Gul Riaz, 42, of Balmoral Avenue, charged with one rape

– Fehreen Rafiq, 38, of Blackmoorfoot Road, charged with two counts of facilitating the commission of a child sex offence

– Mohammed Sajjad, 31, of Moorbottom Road, charged with four counts of rape and one count of facilitating the commission of a child sex offence

– Usman Ali, 32, of Park Drive, charged with two counts of rape

– Mohammed Suhail Arif, 30, of New Hey Road, charged with one rape

Mohammed Sajjad
Mohammed Sajjad, 31, is charged with four counts of rape and one count of facilitating the commission of a child sex offence (Danny Lawson/PA)

– Amin Ali Choli, 36, of Seaton Street, charged with two rapes

– Mohammed Dogar, 35, of Central Avenue, charged with facilitating the commission of a child sex offence

– Banaris Hussain, 35, of William Street, charged with one rape

– Shaqeel Hussain, 35, of Spen Valley Road, Dewsbury, charged with one rape and two counts of trafficking

– Mohammed Waqas Anwar, 28, of Chapel Terrace, charged with five rapes

– Saqib Raheel, 32, of Upper High Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, charged with two rapes

– A man who cannot be named for legal reasons is charged with one rape and one count of sexual touching of a female

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