Gang repeatedly raped teenage girl over four years

Fifteen men have been jailed for raping a teenage girl in Bradford over a four-year period.

The victim was aged between 14 and 18 at the time of the abuse, which took place between 2007 and 2011. She said the attacks and aftermath had "consumed my life for just short of 20 years".

The men were sentenced following a series of trials between November 2023 and May 2026 at Bradford Crown Court. The cases were previously subject to reporting restrictions, which have now been lifted.

The victim told West Yorkshire Police: ''The men involved have taken more away from me than what I can ever describe in words and looking back now I feel sad for my 12-year-old self knowing what was to come."

She added: "My childhood has been taken away from me, the impact from what I suffered during my teens will always live with me and I will carry that every day and learn to navigate my way through life with that."

Police said the woman was approached by officers in November 2015 and an investigation was launched in February 2016.

Det Ch Insp Vicky Greenbank commended the victim's "courage and bravery".

She said: "These men horrifically abused a child for their own sexual gratification, what they did was abhorrent and they deserve to be in jail for a long time.

"This has been a long and complex investigation resulting in multiple trials. I hope today's outcome will give the victim some closure and a sense of justice."

The men were sentenced over five hearings at Bradford Crown Court between 2023 and 2026.

On 16 November, 2023

• Hannan Miah, 40, of Manchester, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for four counts of rape
• Asif Budhia, 40, of Bradford, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for four counts of rape

On March 8, 2024

• Abdul Basith, 44, of Bradford, was sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison for four counts of rape and one count of conspiracy to rape
• Burhan Uddin Ali, 39, of Bradford, was sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison for four counts of rape and one count of conspiracy to rape

On 19 April, 2024

• Mohammed Nadeem Ali, 42, of Bradford, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for four counts of rape
• Muhammad Yasir, 40, of Bradford, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for one count of rape
• Jameel Ahmed, 35, of Bradford, was sentenced to eight years in prison for four counts of rape

On 17 March, 2025

• Amjad Hussain, 40, of Keighley, was sentenced to 10 years and five months in prison for one count of rape

On 8 May

• Yousaf Bhatti, 40, of Bradford, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for four counts of rape
• Anwar Aziz, 36, of Bradford, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for six counts of rape
• Aftab Ahmed, 37, of Bradford, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for three counts of rape
• Omar Taj, 39, of Batley, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for four counts of rape
• Shahinul Haq, 39, of Bradford, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for one count of rape
• Faisal Rashid, 37, of Bradford, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for four counts of rape
• Ashfaq Ahmed, 38, of Bradford, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for two counts of rape

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