22/04/2015

Four Arrested In Rochdale Child Abuse Investigation

Four men have been arrested as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rochdale.

The arrests were made by officers of Operation Doublet, led by Greater Manchester Police (GMP), and relate to alleged offences committed against one victim, who was under 16 at the time of the abuse.

Hadi Jamel, 33, of Yorkshire Street, Rochdale has been charged with one count of Sexual Activity with a Child; Abid Khan, 38, of Whitney Road, Liverpool has been charged with three counts of Sexual Activity with a Child; Mohammed Zahid, 54, of Croxton Avenue, Rochdale has been charged with one count of Sexual Activity with a Child; and Raja Abid Khan, 38, of Palatine Street, Rochdale has been charged with one count of Sexual Activity with a Child.

They are all due to appear at Bury and Rochdale magistrates’ court on Tuesday 28 April 2015, GMP said.

(MH/CD)

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