Ten men charged with 76 crimes in Rochdale child sexual exploitation probe

A further 10 men have been charged as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rochdale.

The suspects have been charged with 76 offences between them, police said. They have been charged under Operation Lytton - an ongoing investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation.

The charges relate to incidents involving two teenage girls in the borough between 2003 and 2008. Those affected are being safeguarded and supported by officers, Rochdale Council and partners, police added.

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All ten men will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court today (May 19). The suspects - and their charges - are listed in full below.

Irfan Qurban, 43, of Innings Way, Rochdale, has been charged with two counts of sexual activity with a girl.

Amjad Mahmood, 51, of Channing Street, Rochdale, has been charged with seven counts of rape of underage girl, two counts of gross indecency with an underage girl, two counts of indecent assault on an underage girl, two counts of trafficking persons within the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation, five counts of sexual activity with an underage girl, two counts of assault of an underage girl by penetration, two counts of causing/ inciting an underage girl to engage in sexual activity.

Gulnawaz Khan, 40, of North Street, Rochdale, has been charged with inciting an underage girl to commit an act of Gross Indecency, two counts of rape of an underage girl, two counts of sexual activity with an underage girl.

Naveed Anwar, 38, of Colley Street, Rochdale, has been charged with three counts of sexual activity with an underage girl.

Arshad Mohammed, 53, previously of the Milkstone and Deelish ward of Rochdale,