Overview
- Manzorr Hussain received 30 years and Imtiaz Ali 28 years, with a minimum two‑thirds to be served in custody and lifetime placement on the Sex Offenders Register.
- The offences took place between 1996 and 1999 against girls aged 13 to 16 in Bury, across Greater Manchester, and in parts of Wales.
- The men groomed victims with lifts, alcohol and drugs, exploited their vulnerabilities, and in some instances arranged for other men to abuse them.
- Prosecutors drew on detailed survivor accounts, social care and school records, and trial special measures to present a case that resulted in unanimous guilty verdicts.
- A third charged suspect, Ghulam Hussain, left the country and has not faced trial, according to information disclosed during proceedings.