Three men charged with 46 offences connected to child sexual exploitation will appear at Manchester Magistrates Court on Wednesday 22nd July
The men who are all British Pakistani are accused of offences committed between 1996 and 2001 against 10 girls who were aged between 14 and 16 when the alleged offences took place.
Ashfaq Khan aged 47 of Bury has been charged with 36 counts of rape of a female under the age of 16, attempt rape of a female under the age of 16, indecent assault and false imprisonment.
Zaheer Iqbal aged 52 of Accrington has been charged with 4 counts of rape of a female under the age of 16 and 2 counts of false imprisonment.
Qamar Jehangeer aged 44 of Bolton has been charged with 4 counts of rape of a female under the age of 16.
The charges follow Operation Sky, a complex and sensitive investigation regarding alleged offences in Bury between 1996 – 2002.
Officers are working with trauma-informed support services to safeguard and support all those that have been affected. They continue to work at length to ensure their safety and wellbeing is the number one priority.
