Five on Trial for Child Sexual Exploitation Gang in Denbighshire

'Asian grooming gang' accused of exploiting, trafficking, and raping girls in Welsh seaside town

An "Asian grooming gang" has been accused of exploiting, trafficking and raping girls in a Welsh seaside town. Three teenage girls were treated as "sexual commodities" and exploited by a gang of men in in Rhyl, north Wales over a period of two years, a court has heard.The four defendants allegedly pressured the girls into providing sexual services in exchange for cannabis and cocaine.Mustafa Iqbal, 43, Ziaullah Badsha, 25, Mohamed Arshad, 36, an…

Five on trial for child sexual exploitation gang in Denbighshire

The court heard how one of the accused spotted two teenage girls in Rhyl on a spring evening in 2022.

REC North Wales child sexual exploitation and trafficking trial now underway

Five defendants begin standing trial today, accused of being part of a child trafficking conspiracy in Rhyl and the surrounding area.