the two men tried in absentia, fayaz ahmed, 45, and imtiaz ahmed, 61, were sentenced to seven and a half years and nine years in prison, respectively. the two victims were between the ages of 13 and 16 years old during the time of the grooming offences. mohammed din was convicted of raping both girls, while the other men were convicted of raping the first victim to come forward to police, which she did as an adult. responding to the sentences, former detective turned grooming gang whistleblower maggie oliver said: these sentences in this keighley group rape gang case just beggar belief, again  children of 13/14 raped repeatedly and their rapists will serve half these sentences!!!! so 18 months for one of the rapists, just over 2 years for another. shocking! yet again! and i honestly find myself lost for words, and ive no doubt the police officers who have put this case together are equally disgusted with these sentences! disgusting! grooming gang victim and activist sammy woodhouse added: the judges in the uk are sentencing men to 3 years for raping a child. he wont even serve half of that. absolutely vile. no wonder theres so many children being raped in our country. following the publication of the sentences in keighley, detective chief inspector vicky greenbank of bradford district police said: we welcome the sentences that have been handed down to these men. cases such as these are incredibly sensitive and complex and it has taken years of painstaking investigation to bring them before the courts. i would like to take this opportunity to praise both victims for coming forward and reporting these offences to the police. they have both shown immense patience whilst the criminal investigation has been ongoing and courage throughout the court process. the abuse both girls endured robbed them of their childhood and i hope seeing these men sentenced for these horrendous offences, will give them justice and some closure.
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