Two girls were groomed, humiliated and sexually abused by group of men in Rochdale, trial hears

Two girls were 'mere objects' to be groomed, humiliated and sexually abused by a group of men in Rochdale, a jury heard. Eight men have gone on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court accused of 80 sexual offences between 2002 and 2006.

Neither woman, as alleged victims of sexual offences, can be identified. Opening the case, prosecutor Neil Usher said the claims came to light when one first woman made a complaint about alleged abuse she suffered as a child.

The court heard she made the claims in a presentation while on a course. The jury heard she wrote: "I was abused daily for six years. I was 12 when they began to abuse me, feeding me alcohol and drugs... and pass me on to their friends.

"I had no choice but do what they say or I would be beaten and raped."

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Police were alerted, the court heard. The complainant told officers she had met a group of young men, including, Mohammed Ghani, when she was 12. The second complainant told police she was 13 when the abuse against her began, jurors were told.

Mr Usher said the defendants were not all known to each other, but that each of the men 'exploited the fact' the girls were 'plainly very young, vulnerable and damaged' for their own sexual gratification.

"The girls were mere objects for the defendants to use, abuse, humiliate then discard," the prosecutor said.

Jurors were told of an alleged occasion the first complainant was at a property in Rochdale known as the 'Butcher's flat' with Mohammed Ghani and a group of friends. She was challenged to a drinking contest and 'blacked out' and was later shown a video by his brother, Jahn Shahid Ghani, which showed her being sexually abused, the court heard.

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