Police in Bradford have charged 14 men and a 16-year-old male from Keighley with sex offences relating to rape and sexual abuse of a child under 16.

The offences relate, in the main, to one female victim who was under 16 at the time. One allegation relates to a second victim who was also under 16.

The allegations are historic in nature, and are alleged to have occurred between 2011 and 2012.

The 15 males who have been charged have been released on police bail and are due to appear before Bradford Magistrates Court on Tuesday 30 June.

The men are all from the Bradford and Keighley area.

All but one of the adult males have been charged with at least one offence of rape.

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The 14 adults have been named by the police as:

Sufyan Ziarab, 22, of Keighley. He is charged with two offences of rape,

Yasser Kabir, 24, of Keighley. He is charged with four offences of rape.

Bilal Ziarab, 20, of Bradford. He is charged with two offences of rape.

Tauqeer Hussain, 22, of Keighley. He is charged with four offences of rape.

Israr Ali, 19, of Keighley. He is charged with two offences of rape.

Rohail Iqbal, 21, of Keighley. He is charged with rape.

Rohail Hussain, 18, of Keighley. He is charged with rape.

Nasir Khan, 23, of Keighley. He is charged with three offences of rape.

Saqib Younis, 28, of Keighley. He is charged with two offences of rape.

Hussain Sardar, 18, of Keighley. He is charged with rape (x2)

Zain Ali, 20, of Keighley. He is charged with two offences of rape.

Faisal Khan, 26, of Keighley. He is charged with two offences of rape.

Khalid Raja Mahmood, 34, of Keighley. He is charged with five offences of rape.

Mohamed Akram, aged 62, of Keighley. He is charged with sexual activity with a child