In 2012, nine men were conviction of nine men for offences including rape and human trafficking on girls as young as 13 between 2005 and 2008 they was sentenced to 77 Years in the 1st Rochdale child sexual exploitation case by an all Asian Sex Gang. Their actions caused immense suffering to their victims, who were young and vulnerable girls that continue to this day.
- Abdul Aziz, 41, of Armstrong Hurst Close, Rochdale
- Conviction: Conspiracy and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
- Sentence: 9 years in prison for conspiracy and 9 years concurrently for trafficking
Taxi driver Abdul Aziz, of Armstrong Hurst Close, Rochdale, was cleared of two counts of rape but was convicted of trafficking and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child. He ferried the girls as far as Leeds and Bradford and was paid by the stream of men who used the girls for sex, getting £40 for each introduction.
Known as Master Aziz or Tariq, the married father-of-three kept a stash of condoms in his taxi. He struck up a business relationship with the young girl that the crown said was part of the plot – she would find him new girls and he would take them to the sex parties. He was jailed for nine years after he was convicted of trafficking and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child.