Child sex abuse trial: Alleged pimp’s ‘character witness’ gave police evidence against her

Rotherham abuse trial: Children’s charity boss denies pimping vulnerable girls for sex A children’s charity boss accused of selling vulnerable girls to Asian men for sex has said there is ‘no truth whatsoever’ in the allegations against her. Karen MacGregor … Continue reading →

Rotherham abuse trial: Arshid Hussain in court for first time – but ‘too unwell’ to give evidence

Rotherham abuse trial: Abduction charge dropped against Arshid Hussain One of the charges against an alleged ringleader of a Rotherham child grooming ring has been dropped – because a council-approved foster carer allowed an underage girl to go with the … Continue reading →

Child sex abuse trial: Alleged abuser Sajid Bostan was former police cadet

Child sex abuse trial: Alleged abuser Sajid Bostan was former police cadet ALLEGED sex abuser Sajid Bostan has told how he wanted to become a police officer and also worked for the prison service. Ex-bouncer Bostan, of Sherwood Crescent, off … Continue reading →

Rotherham abuse trial: Basharat Hussain ‘in love’ with alleged victim

Rotherham abuse trial: Basharat Hussain ‘in love’ with alleged victim A man accused of sexually abusing teenage girls in Rotherham has said he was ‘in love’ with one of his alleged victims and tried to get her to move to … Continue reading →

Child sex abuse trial: Basharat Hussain denies abusing schoolgirl

Child sex abuse trial: Basharat Hussain denies abusing schoolgirl ALLEGED child abuser Basharat Hussain has denied he was a “pimp, drug dealer, and a violent thug” and told jurors he can’t understand why three former girlfriends had turned against him. … Continue reading →

Former Rotherham detective was arrested after accessing police databases for his own benefit

Former Rotherham detective was arrested after accessing police databases for his own benefit A former Rotherham detective was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after accessing police databases for his own benefit. Sheffield Crown Court heard how PC … Continue reading →

Rotherham abuse trial: One accused ‘knew’ witnesses

Rotherham abuse trial: One accused ‘knew’ witnesses A man accused of sexually abusing vulnerable girls in Rotherham has said he knew four of six alleged victims who had given evidence against him. Basharat Hussain, 39, one of seven defendants, denies … Continue reading →

Child sex abuse trial: Shelley Davies cleared of conspiring to rape young girl

Child sex abuse trial: Shelley Davies cleared of conspiring to rape young girl ONE charge against child sex abuse trial defendant Shelley Davies has been dropped as the judge has concluded there was insufficient evidence against her. As the prosecution … Continue reading →

Child sex abuse trial: Accused denies forcing girl into prostitution

Child sex abuse trial: PC denied “no prosecution deal” claim A COURT has heard the account of a deceased police officer’s contact with a complainant in the Rotherham CSE trial which contradicts her claims he was involved in a “no … Continue reading →

Rotherham abuse trial: Central defendant has never been interviewed over multiple allegations

Rotherham abuse trial: Central defendant has never been interviewed over multiple allegations The central defendant in the Rotherham child grooming trial has never been interviewed about the dozens of charges he faces, a court heard. Police interviews from most of … Continue reading →