Twelve charged with Rotherham child sexual abuse offences Published duration 4 October 2017

Twelve men have been charged in connection with the sexual abuse of eight young girls in Rotherham.

The men, aged between 33 and 38, have been charged with a total of 44 offences, including rape, indecent assault, and false imprisonment.

They are due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on 24 October.

The men, all from South Yorkshire, have been charged as part of the National Crime Agency's investigation into historical child abuse in Rotherham.

The twelve men charged are:

Amjal Rafiq, 38, of Warwick Street, Rotherham

Nabeel Kurshid, 34, of Warwick Street, Rotherham

Iqlak Yousaf, 33, of Tooker Road, Rotherham

Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 36, of East Road, Rotherham

Tanweer Ali, 36, of Godstone Road, Rotherham

Mohammaed Ashan, 33, of Chorley, Lancashire

Masaeud Malik, 33, of Doncaster

Waseem Khaliq, 33, of Eldon Court, Sheffield

Aftab Hussain, 38, of York Road, Rotherham

Salah Ahmed El-Hakam, 38, of Tudor Close, Sheffield

Abid Saddiq, 36, of Walter Street, Rotherham

Sharaz Hussain, 33, of Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham