>A sick grooming gang of 20 men have been jailed for a total of 219 years after being convicted of raping and abusing vulnerable girls as young as 12.
>The group, who had not previously been named due to legal reasons, can now be identified after the judge lifted reporting restrictions.
>Consisting of 20 men, the abhorrent group sexually abused and exploited four girls aged between 12 and 16 in Calderdale, West Yorkshire between 2001 and 2010.
>Allegations were first made in 2016, causing the police to launch what was described as “extremely complex and sensitive investigations into a number of separate allegations.”
>An initial investigation saw officers investigate allegations made by two girls who said they were the victims of sexual abuse and exploitation between 2006 and 2009 when they were as young as 13.