Daily Mail
July 20, 2014
A gang of five Asian men have been jailed for a total of 23 years for committing a string of child sex offences.
Police officers conducted a lengthy investigation concerning activity that took place in Burton-upon-Trent between October 2012 and May 2013 involving the same victim.
The five men, all from the Staffordshire town, were then found guilty after a two-week trial at Stafford Crown Court in May.
Today they were jailed for a total of 23 years at the same court.
Umber Farrouq, 21, who was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15, was sentenced to five-and-a-half-years for each offence to run concurrently.
Anees Hanif was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 as well as inciting a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity.
The 20-year-old was sentenced to five-and-a-half-years for each offence, to run concurrently.
Matab Ali, 21, who was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15, also received five-and-a-half-years for each offence to run concurrently.
Junaid Ali, 20, was jailed for five-and-a-half-years after he was found guilty of the attempt rape of a girl aged 13 to 15.
Ameer Arshad, 19, was found guilty of blackmail and jailed for 12 months.
Farrouq, Hanif, and both Alis have also all been put onto the Sex Offenders’ Register indefinitely.
‘This case has men brought to justice, men who acted in a predatory way and sought out a vulnerable young girl to abuse her.
‘Their actions are inexcusable and the fact they show no remorse only highlights the sinister individuals we’re dealing with.