Overview
- Defendants face more than 40 counts linked to 11 teenage victims for alleged offences between 2022 and 2025.
- All seven were re-arrested in Bristol on Tuesday and are due before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning.
- Five suspects were named—Mohamed Arafe, Sina Omari, Wadie Sharaf, Hussain Bashar and Mohammed Kurdi—while two men cannot be identified for legal reasons.
- Counts include rape, arranging or facilitating child sexual exploitation, sexual assault, indecent images offences and drug supply allegations.
- Police say safeguarding support is in place for victims and authorities have urged the public to avoid online commentary that could prejudice active proceedings.