Seven men jailed in UK for total of 174 years after 'grooming gangs' convictions


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  • Wednesday, 01 Oct 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Seven men who sexually exploited two vulnerable girls in northern England were jailed on Wednesday for a total of 174 years, after they were convicted following the latest trial over a decades-old "grooming gangs" scandal.

The men were convicted in June after a trial involving a total of 50 offences, including 30 counts of rape, which occurred between 2001 and 2006.

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