A JUDGE has slammed "totally ineffectual" authorities as five more Rotherham grooming gang members were caged for 60 years.

Aftab Hussain, 40, Sharaz Hussain, 35, Abid Saddiq, 38, Masaued Malik, 35, and two other men aged 35 and 32 - who cannot be named for legal reasons - were found guilty of a total of 26 counts of sexual offences.

4 Abid Saddiq was handed 20 years in prison for two counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault, and two of child abduction Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Saddiq even sneered "I f****d your daughter the other day" to the mother of one of his victims after bumping into her at a local market.

He was handed 20 years in prison for two counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault, and two of child abduction.

Judge Michael Slater said he was "quite satisfied" authorities were aware of what has happening, but were "at best totally ineffectual or at worst wholly indifferent".

Sheffield Crown Court heard how the gang abducted the teens from school and shared them with each other.

4 Sharaz Hussain was sentenced to four years in prison for four counts of indecent assault Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Sharaz Hussain was sentenced to four years in prison for four counts of indecent assault.

Masaued Malik, who is currently serving a 15 year sentence for similar offences, will spend a further five years behind bars for three counts of indecent assault.

Aftab Hussain, 40, will serve 24 years for two counts of indecent assault and two counts of rape, which he was found guilty of in October as part of a separate investigation.

A fifth man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was jailed for ten years for two counts of indecent assault.

4 Aftab Hussain, 40, will serve 24 years for two counts of indecent assault and two counts of rape Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

4 Masaued Malik, who is currently serving a 15 year sentence for similar offences, will spend a further five years behind bars for three counts of indecent assault Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Judge Slater also praised the victims who he said "stood up to ensure what happened to them should never happen to other young girls in the future".

He said: "Nothing I can say to you can restore those childhoods of which you were cruelly deprived by the actions of these defendants and others."

Senior Investigating Officer, Philip Marshall, said: "Six more men join the other 14 who have already been convicted of sexually abusing young girls in Rotherham, going back as far as 1997.

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"They exploited vulnerable girls for their own sexual gratification and I am glad that today, they have been held accountable for their devastating actions.

"The victims in this case have shown immense courage and bravery in re-living what happened to them and I would like to thank them for helping us bring their abusers to justice.

"I hope these convictions build confidence with the victims and survivors we are currently working with - and those who are yet to come forward - showing that we will listen to you and do all we can to get positive court outcomes."

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