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Seven Afghan men charged over child sexual exploitation
Police say the charges stem from an investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation involving two girls in their early-to-mid teens.
- Seven Afghan nationals and refugees appeared at Norwich Magistrates Court on Friday, facing charges of rape and child sexual abuse following a Norfolk Police Constabulary investigation into grooming gang activity between August 2023 and May 2025.
- Officers raided seven addresses in Norwich and one in Dumbarton, Scotland, on Wednesday, resulting in seven arrests; a separate suspect was detained in Ireland on Friday morning.
- The Crown Prosecution Service charged the men, including Ahmadin Ahmadzai of Pottergate, Norwich, with varying counts of rape, conspiracy to rape, and facilitating human trafficking.
- Norfolk Police Constabulary launched The Phoenix Project to support victims, bringing Officers and health colleagues together to safeguard children and provide reassurance to the wider community.
- Officials seek information via 101, referencing Op Highwood26, while a spokesperson stated, "Appropriate legal processes will now be followed" to seek the eighth suspect's return to the UK.
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