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Prosecutors Outline Rotherham Grooming Allegations as Two Men Go on Trial

The case stems from a National Crime Agency inquiry into the alleged exploitation of girls in care more than two decades ago.

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Overview

  • Obaidullah Omari, 46, of Sheffield, is charged with four rapes and two indecent assaults, while Shafakit Hussain, 46, of Rotherham, faces three rape counts.
  • The prosecution said both complainants were highly vulnerable girls in care and told jurors the defendants treated them as 'objects to be used' with 'no true consent.'
  • Prosecutors allege Omari befriended one girl, supplied cigarettes, alcohol and cannabis, and raped her when she was 12, including incidents at his home and in his car.
  • Hussain is accused of raping the same girl at 13, including at a golf course and an Asda car park, and of giving her cocaine described as grooming.
  • Both men deny the allegations; Hussain called them a 'pack of lies' in interview and Omari said he did not recall the girls, with the Sheffield Crown Court trial expected to last about two weeks.