12 due in court charged over historic child sexual offences in Calderdale

Twelve people have been charged following an investigation into non-recent child sexual offences in Calderdale.

Detectives have charged 11 men and one woman with various offences, including rape, indecent assault, and threats to kill.

The alleged offences occurred between 2000 and 2004 and involve two female victims who were under the age of 16 at the time.

The group are due to appear at Bradford Magistrates Court next month.

Those charged are:

Safraz Azram, 57, of Halifax: six counts of rape and one count of indecent assault on a girl under 16

Shazad Nazir, 50, formerly of Halifax: four counts of rape

Gulbhar Aziz, 50, of Halifax: rape and attempted rape

Raja Yasin, 73, formerly of Halifax: indecent assault of a girl under 14

Irfaan Bashir, 42, of Halifax: four counts of rape

Asad Ali, 41, of Brighouse: two counts of rape

Mohammed Hamza, 52, of Halifax: three counts of rape

Adil Arshid, 40, of Halifax: rape

Thomas Jackson, 71, of Halifax: sexual assault of a girl under 13

Shazad Rehman, 43, of Dewsbury: five counts of rape and threats to kill

Abdul Hafeez, 49, of Dewsbury: indecent assault of a girl under 16 and causing/inciting a girl aged 13-15 to engage in sexual activity

Joanne Lowther, 55, of Dewsbury: assault occasioning actual bodily harm

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