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Seven men, including one from Newport , have been charged following an investigation into child sexual offences in Bristol.

The charges follow a series of warrants which were executed at four locations in Bristol and an address in Newport in May.

The offences are alleged to have happened in the Bristol area between 2009 and 2013 against seven girls, who were aged between 12 and 15 at the time.

Two of these girls are being supported by Barnardo’s Against Sexual Exploitation (BASE).

The Crown Prosecution Service has now authorised the following charges:

Mohammed Dahir Osman AKA Iman, 28, of Newport, has been charged with five counts of rape and been released on bail to appear before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 20 October.

Abdirahman Galal AKA Ramsey, 25, of Redcliffe, Bristol, has been charged with three counts of rape of a child under 13.

Mohammed Ismail Dahir AKA Kamal, 23, has been charged with eight counts of rape.

Sakariya Hassan Sheikh AKA Zak, 22, has been charged with 24 counts including rape, sexual assault, trafficking and supply of class B drugs.

Abdirashid Abdulahi, AKA Older Abs, 22, has been charged with four counts of rape.

Nasir Ibrahim Mahamoud AKA Ace, 22, of Barton Hill, Bristol, has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of receiving stolen goods.

Nuridin Mohamoud, AKA Ahmed, 21, of Bristol, has been charged with one count of rape and one count of false imprisonment.

If you have any information relevant to this investigation, Avon and Somerset police are asking people to call 101 and ask to speak to Bristol Investigations.