A girl caught up in the latest child sex gang scandal was taken from her home and repeatedly raped by men as if they were in a 'relay race' at one of the 'parties'.

The vulnerable 13-year-old, who was in local authority care, told the court how she would regularly be supplied with cash, cigarettes and drugs in exchange for sex.

She spoke of how she would be picked up in a Mercedes from the children's home where she was living and taken to flats in Newcastle to be used by anyone who wanted her.

John Elvedge QC, prosecuting, told the court how during one attack she was high on cocaine while men took turns to have sex with her.

The girl, who has not been named, said it was 'like a relay race' and that the men took it in turns to have sex with her

Mr Elvedge said: 'She said she felt wrecked. The man who brought the Mcat had sex with her when she was in no position to consent.

'The second man was followed by several others, all taking advantage of her.

'She said it was like a relay race, one man after another, each having sexual intercourse with her to which she did not consent.'

On another occasion the girl was taken to a party at a flat where there was a group of seven men in a room with a Kurdish flag on the wall and was given Mcat, the court heard.

Mr Elvedge added: 'She attempted to resist the first man. She was given more Mcat then, one by one, they took their turn having sexual intercourse with her.'

The court heard when she left she was driven back to the children's home and given £200 along with more Mcat.

One victim, who was in local authority care, told how she was taken to flats around Newcastle and passed between men for rape (stock photo)

The girl was a frequent runaway who would regularly go missing.

Mr Elvidge said: 'The young women are now in their early 20s. You will gather when they were involved with the defendants they were leading extraordinary lives.

'The prosecution say it was their vulnerability that made it easier for them to be exploited and abused.

'They were females who were relatively naive and vulnerable.

'They were the victims of organised, well-practised cynical exploitation and were passed between abusers.'