News, Manchester
Seven men have been found guilty of sexually exploiting two teenage girls who were repeatedly raped and assaulted in Rochdale for five years.
The gang was convicted at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court of various sexual offences against the girls between 2001 and 2006.
The victims were groomed from the age of 13 to “have sex with the men whenever and wherever they wanted” and were treated as “sex slaves”, the trial heard.
Jurors deliberated for three weeks before delivering their unanimous guilty verdicts.
The court heard that both girls had “deeply troubled home lives” and were plied with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes and given places to stay.
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