Mushtaq Sher is accused of three counts of rape and three counts of indecent assault
A London man has been charged alongside a group of men accused of raping and assaulting girls in Yorkshire in the 1990s. Mushtaq Sher, 49 from London, is charged with three counts of rape and three counts of indecent assault. The offences are reported to have taken place in the Kirklees area of West Yorkshire between 1994 and 1998.
The men, who were due to appear before Kirklees Magistrates’ Court last week Tuesday (October 2), are:
- Najib Reham, 53, from Dewsbury – charged with three counts of rape
- Shafiq Siddique, 56, from Dewsbury – charged with one count of rape
- Rahis Karim Tahir, 56, from Dewsbury – charged with one count of rape
- Umar Farooq, 55, from Batley – charged with four counts of rape and false imprisonment
- Kadir Hussain Iddaula, 58, from Shipley – charged with one count of rape, aiding and abetting rape, and two counts of incident assault
- Mushtaq Sher, 49 from London – charged with three counts of rape and three counts of indecent assault.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Officers in Kirklees continue to conduct enquiries in partnership with the Crown Prosecution Service as part of the operation. We continue to urge anyone who may have been a victim of sexual assault, either recently or perhaps many years ago, to come forward.
“All reports made to West Yorkshire Police are investigated by specialist safeguarding officers who can also help put victims in contact with support services they may need. The needs of victims are at the heart of all investigations.”
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