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THREE MEN WHO sexually exploited a 14-year-old girl by plying her with drugs and forcing her to work as a prostitute in England have been jailed for a total of 18 years.
Jack Cairns, 21, Jack McNally, 21, and Brandon Sharples, 20, were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court today after being found guilty of a number of offences following a trial.
The victim began to be exploited by Cairns after the pair struck up a friendship while he supplied her with drugs.
She was reported missing by her family on 8 June 2015. However, she had been offered a place to stay by Cairns at a property in Radford, Coventry during this time.
Over the next two days, he gave the girl drugs and then encouraged her to work as a prostitute to repay her debt.
In the presence of McNally and Sharples, Cairns made the victim pose naked for photos which were then uploaded to a social media site advertising her as an escort.
For another three days, men visited the property and paid for sex with the victim.
She was still considered missing during this time.
On 13 June 2015, police raided the house and rescued the victim. McNally and Sharples were at the house when the police arrived and they were arrested. Cairns was later arrested.
The three men were convicted following a two-week trial at Warwick Crown Court.
“This case involved the most horrendous exploitation of a vulnerable young girl by the defendants. She was treated as little more than a commodity to be utilised for their financial gain,” Alex Warren, senior crown prosecutor with West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service said.
“The prosecution was able to outline the role that each defendant played in her abuse and they must now face the consequences of their actions,” he said.
“I would like to pay tribute to the victim’s courage and her support in helping to bring these three men to justice.”
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Not long enough
Terrible
@gjpb: 18 years between the 3 of them is all. But if that was the sentence here all we’d hear is it would only happen in Ireland.
@Mick Power: which is why it’s the most annoying sentence you’ll read on the Internet.
@gjpb: should have been given 18 years each
Going by the logic of a lot people on here, there needs to a crackdown on young white English men we let into the country? That’s how it works yeah?
@goon4life: Exactly!
‘Plenty of our own white Irish men raping women and kids so why let more white men in.’ Yadda yadda yadda!!!
@goon4life: That is so f*****g stupid. We have our own criminals, we do not need any more coming into the country.
@goon4life: if they had been young Asian men they would have got 18 months not 18 years
Lets hope a few of the sick b^stards that paid them to have sex with her, are jailed aswell!
Dirty fcuckers
And put on the sex offenders list for the rest of their lives.I hope wherever they go even in 30 years time everyone will know about them and no decent woman would go next or near them.
The dirty brutes.Id say the lads in prison will have a nice welcome party for them.
18 yrs. Should have gotten that each as a minimum
Wait a second!? Not long ago everyone thought this was a Muslim thing! This must be mind blowing for the racists out there!
@Ciara Ni Mhurchu: are you sure u want to open up that can of worms http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/quilliam-grooming-gangs-report-asian-abuse-rotherham-rochdale-newcastle-a8101941.html?amp
@Ciara Ni Mhurchu:
Well done for pointing out that they were white. Congratulations you brought race in to an already touchy subject.
Now would you like some statistics to prove that you are incorrect in your assumption that gang rape and forced prostitution is evenly spread amongst the different races in the UK?
@Ciara Ni Mhurchu: no can of worms here lads! If these three scrotes were Muslims, you’d be saying it’s a Muslim thing.
Funnily enough, I don’t see many saying it’s a man thing.
@Ciara Ni Mhurchu:
So rather than defend your comment you bring in gender. Muslims rape and gang rape in far higher rates that Caucasians. (Referring to UK figures) that’s irrelevant to this story, you brought it up.
Now it’s gender all of a sudden.
@T’Kuvma O’Malley: don’t be bringing up facts and figures to support ur case it’s feelings that matter to ciara
@johnp:
Certainly, I forgot it’s not about facts it’s about emotion. I’ll donate to a unicorn Sanctuary to make up for my male whiteness
@Ciara Ni Mhurchu: not racists just caring parents , ever hear the song ,its a family affair,
@Ciara Ni Mhurchu: Oh shut up, you are obsessed with Muslim’s
@neilo: Wanna try that one again?
@neilo: Welcome to Censorshipville
@neilo: I thought so.
Amazing how only the comments trying to defend muslims, have not been removed
Not long enough . They should have got life . Hope they rot
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