Thirteen men have been convicted of running a sex ring that saw teenage girls abused, raped and prostituted.
Victims were sexually abused and passed around the men’s friends for money in Bristol.
The court heard several of the girls were groomed to the extent they believed abuse was part of loving relationships they were having with the defendants.
The gang, all of whom are of Somali origin, faced more than 40 charges involving 10 victims aged between 13 and 17, mostly over offenses that happened from autumn 2012.
Seven men were convicted at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday and six following a separate trial in May, but details of the cases can only be revealed now after reporting restrictions were lifted by a judge.
Some of the girls were persuaded to have sex with their ‘boyfriend’s’ friends after being told it was Somali “culture and tradition” and “men always have sex with each other’s girlfriends”.
Described as “vulnerable” due to their age and circumstances, the victims were paid as little as £30 or given drugs, alcohol and gifts to perform sex acts on older men.
The court was told of one night that saw a 13-year-old girl raped four times by three different men, after being trafficked across the city to a budget chain hotel by one of her abusers.
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