Woman who alleges she was sexually abused by 50 men in Rochdale tells jury she is 'not in it for the money'

A woman who alleged that she was sexually abused by 50 men in Rochdale when she was a child has told a jury she is ‘not in it for the money’.

Eight men are on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court accused of 80 sexual offences against the woman, Girl A, and a second complainant, Girl B, between 2002 and 2006. The two alleged victims cannot be named for legal reasons.

The first complainant was 12-years-old when the alleged abuse first started, when she and the second complainant, aged 13, were plied with drink and drugs then sexually abused for four years by men in the town, prosecutors allege.

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On Tuesday (June 6), the woman told jurors that she was a victim of child sexual exploitation, and had been raped by two other men in Rochdale. Both men had pleaded guilty and the woman later received a total compensation of £27,500 in 2018, the court heard.

Jurors were told that the woman made a further claim to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) in relation to 50 men she alleged sexually abused her.

Giving evidence from the witness box, she told the court that she was offered £22,000 from CICA but said she was ‘expecting more’.

In cross examination, Claire Wade KC, representing Mohammed Ghani, said: “The more men, on your account, the more compensation you would be entitled to?”

The woman replied: “No, I don’t agree,” later adding: “I don’t want you to think I’m in it for the money. It’s not about money. It’s about the people who have done me wrong in life.”

Jurors heard that the woman had previously written a list titled ‘Groomers’ before her interviews with the police. When asked to define the term ‘grooming’, she said: “Being groomed, I was