Grooming gang

Perverted Huddersfield grooming gang

A grooming gang refers to a group of men who engage in the rape, trafficking, adduction, violence against, or intimidation of sexual victims, typically children. Incidents involving grooming gangs typically involve Asian men, such as those from Pakistan, India or those from Muslim countries, but also blacks in the USA or from Africa in Europe, who, as "pimps", typically groom and exploit young prostitutes in need of drug money.

Muslim Somali sex gang in England (2014)

Grooming

Miah brothers raped two 7-year-old boys in a mosque. They drugged and prostituted 30 underage school girls. They cut off the toes of two girls who tried to escape. The court found a total of 62 crimes. This happened in Leeds, UK. – Radio Europe, x.com, 22 February 2025

Grooming refers to the deliberate contact of minors by adults with the intention of abusing them, gradually gaining their trust. The English word "grooming" refers to the initial flattery or gifting of potential victims in order to gain their trust. When this occurs online—for example, in chat rooms or social networks—it is referred to as cyber-grooming.

Grooming gangs often operate as networks, with clear divisions of roles—recruiters, enforcers, and exploiters. Cases like those in the UK (e.g., Rotherham, Rochdale) revealed hundreds of victims abused over decades, often with authorities failing to act due to fear of cultural sensitivities or institutional negligence.

The horror is compounded when systems fail victims. In some cases, police, social services, or local governments ignored evidence or dismissed victims as "troubled" or complicit, allowing abuse to continue unchecked. This erodes trust in institutions meant to protect.

Real-world examples include the Rotherham scandal (1997–2013), where an estimated 1,400 white girls were abused by organized immigrant (mainly Muslims) gangs, with perpetrators using taxis, takeaways, or flats as hubs. Victims, some as young as 11, were raped, trafficked, and threatened with violence. Similar patterns emerged in Telford, Oxford, and other UK towns. The horror lies in the deliberate, calculated destruction of vulnerable lives for profit or gratification, often enabled by societal blind spots.

High profile incidents

Mohammed Adnan, Shebhan Mohammed Ahmed, Amazar Ali, Naveed Anjum, Imran Hussain, Khalid Kamran, Mohammed Faheem Mahmood and Adal Manaf: Eight men have been convicted and sentenced to nearly 58 years in prison for sexually exploiting two teenage girls in Keighley in England's West Yorkshire during the late 1990s. The survivors, aged 13 and 16 at the time, endured years of abuse that came to light after one came forward as an adult. The convictions follow two trials at Bradford Crown Court, exposing the men's systematic exploitation of vulnerable young girls.

• Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal, involved a group of Pakistani men who committed atrocious sexual offences against girls aged 12–16. There have been nearly 1,400 female victims discovered.
  • The crimes occurred between the mid-1990s to 2013 in England.
• Rochdale child sex abuse ring, involved 42 Pakistani men and over 40 young female victims.
  • The crimes occurred between 2004 and 2013 in England. The police had received hundreds of tips which went ignored.
• Huddersfield grooming ring, involved 20 Asian Muslim men, who were convicted of 120 offences against 15 girls as young as 11.
  • The crimes occurred between 2004 and 2011 in England.
• Dewsbury grooming gang, three Muslim brothers jailed for grooming and raping girls
  • The unspeakable crimes occurred between 1999 and 2004.

Kirklees (Operation Tourway)

"Horror record 10 years (2015–2025) after the CDU opened the border: 2,164 children sexually assaulted by Afghans!" (Alternative for Germany; AfD)

Dozens of men who sexually abused young girls in Kirklees were sentenced for a combined 346 years in April 2024 following a major police investigation. The abuse, which included rape and trafficking offences, was described by police as "abhorrent in the extreme". The prosecutions took place after officers investigated the sexual abuse of eight girls in the north Kirklees area between 1999 and 2012. Police said the operation was centred around Batley and Dewsbury.

Sentencing took place at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (April 26) for the latest men convicted as part of Operation Tourway, a multi-year investigation into the non-recent sexual exploitation of young girls in North Kirklees. Asif Ali (53) from Batley, Mohammed Tausif Hanif (39) from Dewsbury, Ali Shah (38) from Dewsbury, Moshin Nadat (38) from Heckmondwike, Sarfraz Miraf (38) from Dewsbury, Mohammed Nazam Nasser (38) from Batley and Amir Ali Hussain (45) from Batley were all sentenced for multiple offences. An eighth man was also made subject of a hospital order following a finding of the facts at court. Their conviction means 24 men have so far been sentenced for their roles in the rape, sexual abuse and trafficking of eight then young girls in North Kirklees between 1999 and 2012. One of the men convicted received a sentence in excess of 30 years during the trials, most of which were protected by reporting restrictions to ensure those involved could be tried fairly. Now, with the lifting of restrictions, 24 men brought to court so far can be named and full details of their sentences disclosed. They are: Khurum Raziq (42) from Heckmondwike sentenced to 22 years after being found guilty of eight offences of rape. Nasar Hussain (46) from Dewsbury sentenced to 18 years after being found guilty of three rape offences. Zafar Qayum (44) from Dewsbury sentenced to 30 years for six counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault and three counts of aiding and abetting rape. Ansar Qayum (47) from Dewsbury was sentenced to 20 years for four counts of rape and one offence of attempted indecent assault. Mohammed Jabbar Qayum (43) from Dewsbury was sentenced to 13 years for two offences of rape committed against one victim. Mohammed Imran Zada (45) from Batley sentenced to 15 years for four offences of rape and an offence of sexual activity with a child - 15 years. Michael Birkenshaw (37) from Wakefield was sentenced to eight years for an offence of rape. Amran Mehrban (40) from Batley sentenced to 13 years for two offences of rape and an offence of assault by penetration. Sarkaut Yasen (38) from Dewsbury sentenced to 15 years for an offence of trafficking and three offences of aiding and abetting rape. Mohammed Saleem Nasir (48) from Dewsbury sentenced to 19 years for three offences of rape and an offence of aiding and abetting rape. Irfan Khan (37) from Batley sentenced to 12 years and five years extended licence for three offences of rape and an offence of making threats to kill. Omar Farooq Hussain (39) from Batley was sentenced to 18 years for four offences of rape. Sarfraz Hussain Riaz (40) from Dewsbury was sentenced to 15 years for two offences of rape and an offence of attempted rape. Zafar Iqbal (38) from Batley was sentenced to 17 years for an offence of indecency with child, trafficking and three offences of rape. Nasar Iqbal (38) from Batley was sentenced to 10 years for an offence of trafficking and an offence of rape. Mohammed Chothia (47) from Batley was sentenced to 17 years for four offences of rape and an offence of trafficking. Bilal Patel (42) from Leicester was sentenced to 13 years for an offence of trafficking and an offence of rape. Asif Ali (53) from Batley was sentenced to 24 years for 14 counts of rape, two offences of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and offences of trafficking for sexual exploitation, intentionally encouraging or assisting an offender and aiding, abetting or procuring rape. Mohammed Tauseef Hanif (39) from Dewsbury was jailed for nine and a half years for an offence of rape. Ali Shah (38) from Dewsbury was sentenced to 10 years for one offence of rape. Moshin Nadat (38) from Heckmondwike was sentenced to seven and a half years for one offence of rape. Safraz Miraf (49) from Dewsbury was sentenced to four and a half years for an offence of attempted rape. Mohammed Nazam Nasser (38) from Batley was sentenced to seven and a half years for an offence of rape. Amir Ali Hussain (45) from Batley was sentenced to eight years for an offence of rape. Dedicated safeguarding detectives began investigating non recent reports concerning some of the men from 2015 with more suspects being uncovered as enquiries progressed. Arrests were conducted from November 2018 across the West Yorkshire area. All of the suspects were charged in December 2020 with court proceedings starting on December 11. The men have been sentenced as part of five trials heard at Leeds Crown Court between 2022 and 2024. DCI Oliver Coates of Kirklees Police, said: “The conviction and sentencing of these latest eight men represents a significant milestone for victims in this case. “Their bravery in coming forwards and identifying their abusers has allowed us to take action against men whose offending and behaviour can only be described as abhorrent in the extreme. Now that reporting restrictions have been lifted we can, for the first time, disclose full details of all those sentenced so far in what has been a long trial process." He added: “Throughout the last two years juries have heard details of absolutely shocking offending committed against victims in these cases. “Some of these men received in excess of 20 years each for the multiple offences they committed and the unbelievably callous and degrading way in which they treated these then young girls. Men such Asif Ali, who alone was found guilty of 14 rape offences, committed appalling sexual abuse on a scale which can barely be believed, and saw their young victims as defenceless commodities to be abused and traded at whim. “Far from being powerless however, those young women have instead fought back as adults and forced them to account for their crimes. They displayed real courage and determination in giving evidence through what have been lengthy trials and supporting our investigations."

Quotes

• A Shocking Admission: Jess Phillips, the Minister for Safeguarding Girls, has now admitted in Parliament that she had prior knowledge of young girls being raped by police officers in grooming gangs: “I would be lying if I said that over the years I have not met girls who talked to me about how police were part of the perpetration, not just the cover-up.” This is the same Jess Phillips that campaigned against a national inquiry into grooming gangs. – Don Keith, host of "The Real Beef with Don Keith", x.com, 4 September 2025
  • According to Philips, some members of the police in the UK participated in the gang rapes of children. Have they been prosecuted? – Elon Musk, x.com, 4 September 2025

See also

• Rapefugee
• Race and crime
• Autogenocide
• Remigration
• Great Replacement
• Child pornography
• Sexual deviance

External links

• Key takeaways from grooming gangs report
• The grooming-gangs scandal is a stain on the British state
• Rotherham child abuse: Eight jailed for rape and sexual abuse of three girls
• Correspondence between Welsh Government Ministers and Local Authorities in Wales about grooming gangs operating in Wales