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 Qayyum, 44, of Ramsay Street, Rochdale.
- Conviction: Conspiracy.
- Sentence: 5 years in prison for conspiracy.
Married father-of-two Abdul Qayyum, of Ramsay Street, Rochdale, was convicted of conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child. He was regarded as pillar of Rochdale’s Pakistani community, first working as a taxi driver and then setting up his own vehicle recovery business from his home.
Two local councillors even wrote references for the jury, praising his hard work and how he had ‘fully adopted the British way of life’. The victims knew him as Tiger. He was jailed for five years after he was convicted of conspiracy.