Adam Posted August 28, 2014 Asian grooming gang convicted of appalling acts of depravity on children Police and social services have apologised for the failings and missed opportunities that allowed a gang of men to carry out appalling abuse on young girls in Oxford for six years. By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent9:58PM BST 14 May 2013 When Thames Valley Police was first made aware of allegations of rape and sexual assault against teenagers in August 2006 — and on at least three further occasions — it failed to pursue the investigations after the terrified victims withdrew their complaints. Seven men of Asian origin were found guilty of grooming six vulnerable girls before putting them through a “living hell” during which they were forced to commit acts of “extreme depravity”. In a case that bears harrowing similarities to the Rochdale grooming scandal, carefully chosen victims were showered with gifts and plied with alcohol and drugs before being subjected to years of terrifying abuse. Related Articles We will regret ignoring Asian thugs who target girls 15 May 2013 Oxford sex gang: council and police 'should consider their positions' 15 May 2013 Don't deny Asian grooming of girls, warn MPs 10 Jun 2013 Police missed numerous chances to stop gang 14 May 2013 Oxford sex gang: girls as young as 11 'forced into prostitution' 14 May 2013 999 call reporting Nanford guesthouse rape 14 May 2013 The gang recruited its victims from the Oxford area between May 2004 and January last year, deliberately targeting vulnerable girls. Some were spotted drinking or playing truant along the city’s Cowley Road, while others were chosen as they were living in care homes. Once under their control the abusers forced the girls to have sex using threats of extreme violence. Some were gang-raped, while others were prostituted to men who would travel from all parts of the country to have sex with them. If the girls did not comply, they were beaten and burned with cigarettes. One girl was even branded with her abusers’ initials. When another victim became pregnant aged 12, she was forced to undergo a dangerous backstreet abortion. Another was abused with sex toys to “prepare” her for one of the gang rapes. Police were first alerted to the activities of the grooming ring in 2006 when a 14-year-old girl complained that she had been held against her will by two Asian men and forced to take drugs. Seven months later the same girl was found by officers in an Oxford park saying that she had been forced to perform a sex act on one of the defendants, Akhtar Dogar. Dogar was interviewed by police but denied raping the girl and the case was dropped when the girl withdrew her complaint. In the same year another 14-year-old girl told police she had been forced to have sex with several men, but again the case was dropped when she became too scared to press charges. Police were called again to a guest house after a man dialled 999 to report that he feared a prostitute was being assaulted in an adjoining room. When police arrived they found a 14-year-old girl cowering in the basement and complaining that she had been raped and beaten. She too withdrew her complaint and the case was dropped. Social workers claimed they alerted police to concerns about one of the victims who regularly ran away from her care home and was often seen in the company of older Asian men. A serious case review has been announced while Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire county council apologised for their failure to spot the pattern of abuse earlier. Det Chief Sup Rob Mason said: “Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire county council social services deeply regret that this activity wasn’t identified sooner and that we were too reliant on victims supporting criminal proceedings, and that they suffered a terrible ordeal.” Joanna Simons, the chief executive of Oxfordshire county council, also apologised to the victims. She said: “We are incredibly sorry we were not able to stop it any sooner. We were up against a gang of devious criminals. The girls thought they were their friends.” Left to right, top: Akhtar Dogar, Anjum Dogar, Kamar Jamil, Assad Hussain. Bottom: Mohammed Karrar, Bassam Karrar and Zeeshan Ahmed Photo: PA Jon Brown of the NSPCC said the girls had been let down by those supposed to be looking after them. “The barbaric treatment of the victims in this case was depraved, almost beyond imagination and must never be allowed to happen again. “The girls were let down by those who were meant to care for them and obvious signs of abuse were missed.” The case is the latest high-profile trial involving Asian gangs convicted of targeting and abusing vulnerable white girls. Last May eight men of Pakistani origin and one Afghan were convicted of trafficking and raping girls in the Rochdale area. Last week a gang of Asian men who groomed vulnerable white girls in Shropshire between 2006 and 2009 were jailed for more than 50 years. Mohammed Shafiq, the chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, said: “The majority of Asians from all backgrounds abhor these crimes these criminals have brought shame on themselves and their families and the wider Asian communities. “We have to use our faith to actually tell how horrific these crimes are and how forbidden they are in our faith.” Two sets of brothers, Akhtar Dogar, 32, and Anjum Dogar, 31, and Mohammed Karrar, 38, and Bassam Karrar, 33, were convicted with Kamar Jamil, 27, Assad Hussain, 32, and Zeeshan Ahmed, 27. Fighting broke out in the dock at the Old Bailey after two other defendants – Mohammed Hussain, 25, and a man who cannot be named for legal reasons – were cleared. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tallaabo Posted August 28, 2014 South Asian Muslims have a terrible culture. I feel sorry for the English society these monsters abused. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xabad Posted August 28, 2014 <cite> @Tallaabo said:</cite> South Asian Muslims have a terrible culture. I feel sorry for the English society these monsters abused. its just pakis, bengalis are ok Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorKenney Posted August 28, 2014 The Pakis in North America are great. I don't know what went wrong in the U.K!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Posted August 28, 2014 hadaa ruuna la sheego daqaankan waa daqaan Hindi asian ah oo naag kasto agoon ah amba raaag la dhalaa,nin weey isku egyaan iney xumeeyaan . Nagaha intey dilaan beey kufsadaan waa daqaankoda amba muslimka isku sheeg amba hindu noqo . waa labo wajiilo . bila sharaaf weeyaan. criminal gangs majority is white men. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElPunto Posted August 29, 2014 The police bear a large share of the responsibility. How is it possible that repeated complaints even if withdrawn are not thoroughly investigated? How is it possible that it didn't occur to police that a 14 year child wouldn't be intimidated into withdrawing a legitimate complaint? If police had done their job properly this would have stopped much earlier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
