Child Exploitation in Oxford: Six Due In Court Over 'Child Prostitution'...7 other have already been Released on Bail

Six men will appear before magistrates today charged in connection with a police investigation into the suspected exploitation of dozens of young girls in Oxford.

A total of 13 arrests were made by police in dawn raids on Thursday following claims that 24 vulnerable girls, aged between 11 and 16, had been groomed for rape.

The six men, aged between 26 and 37, were charged last night with 33 counts between them.

A 26-year-old has been charged with 10 counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, while a 30-year-old was charged with one count of conspiring to rape a child, one count of arranging prostitution of a child, and one count of trafficking.

A 31-year-old has been charged with three counts of rape, one count of conspiring to rape a child, three counts of arranging the prostitution of a child, one count of making a threat to kill and one count of trafficking.

A 37-year-old was charged with two counts of conspiracy to rape a child and one count of supplying a class A controlled drug to a child.

A 32-year-old has been charged with one count of rape, and a 26-year-old has been charged with four counts of rape, two counts of arranging the prostitution of a child and one count of making a threat to kill.

Three others who were arrested have been released on police bail until April 12 and four men were released on police bail last night. Read More