Overview
- Manzorr Hussain received 30 years and Imtiaz Ali 28 years after conviction at Minshull Street Crown Court.
- Both must serve two-thirds in custody and will be on the sex offenders register for life.
- Prosecutors detailed grooming with alcohol, drugs, lifts and accommodation, with abuse in homes, vehicles and a hotel across Bury, Greater Manchester and parts of Wales.
- Offending between 1996 and 1999 targeted girls aged 13 to 16, with victims describing being drugged, raped and ‘passed around’ and reporting lifelong trauma.
- A third alleged principal, Ghulam Hussain, has left the country and has not faced justice.