Grooming gang found guilty of exploiting teenage girls for sex
He was also found guilty of raping another teenager, Child A, who was 16 and lived in a care home.Described as a drug dealer during the trial, he supplied Child A with crack cocaine and cannabis in return for sex.Iqbal was convicted of 21 offences, including four of rape and three of sexual assault.
- ▪He was also found guilty of raping another teenager, Child A, who was 16 and lived in a care home.Described as a drug dealer during the trial, he supplied Child A with crack cocaine and cannabis in return for sex.Iqbal was convicted of 21 o
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Grooming gang found guilty of exploiting teenage girls for sexImage source, North Wales PoliceImage caption, (Clockwise from top left) Mohamed Arshad, Ziaullah Badshah, Mustafa Iqbal, Sarah Gray, and Jaswinder Singh were found guilty of their roles in exploiting three girlsByMatthew Richards, BBC Wales, Reporting fromCaernarfon Crown Court and Miriam Barker, BBC WalesPublished18 minutes agoFour men and a woman have been found guilty of being part of a grooming gang that exploited teenage girls for sex.Mustafa Iqbal, Mohamed Arshad, Ziaullah Badshah, Jaswinder Singh were convicted of conspiracy to traffic their victims, who were aged 14,15 and 16.At Caernarfon Crown Court on Monday, Iqbal, Arshad and Badshah were also found guilty of rape while another member of the gang, Sarah Gray, was…
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