Three brothers have been jailed for their roles in a 14-year-long campaign of grooming and sex abuse across the north of England.
Shaha Amran Miah (Jai), 49, Shaha Alman Miah (Ali), 47, and Shah Joman Miah (Sarj), 38, were all convicted in October last year of a spate of sex crimes against children between 1996 and 2010.
Sarj and Jai sexually abused two children at a mosque in Leeds over a period of years - which began when the victims were just seven years old.
The brothers also took advantage of vulnerable, underage girls in a flat above their family's takeaway in Barrow between 2008 and 2010.
And today, the trio have been sentenced to a combined term of over 51 years behind bars.
Shaha Amran Miah, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years and 338 days.
Shaha Alman Miah, was sentenced to a 14-year extended sentence - with 10 years in prison and four years on licence.
Shah Joman Miah was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 21 years and 232 days.
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The trio had all pleaded not guilty - but Sarj had since admitted to all his crimes, Judge Unsworth KC said.
Above their takeaway, the brothers gave young girls cigarettes, alcohol, food and hair extensions - which prosecution barrister Tim Evans KC called a "classic grooming technique".
Evans said the brothers worked as a "team" and "created an environment in Barrow in which each of them could abuse young girls".
Shaha Amran Miah was found guilty of 16 sexual offences against three girls - including rape - as well as two charges of intimidation and one of kidnap.
While Shaha Alman Miah was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a child.
And Shah Joman Miah was convicted of sexually abusing three children - and among his 40 offences, he was convicted of nine counts of child rape.
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Shaha Amran Miah (Jai), 49, Shaha Alman Miah (Ali), 47, and Shah Joman Miah (Sarj), 38, were all convicted in October last year of a spate of sex crimes against children between 1996 and 2010.
Sarj and Jai sexually abused two children at a mosque in Leeds over a period of years - which began when the victims were just seven years old.
The brothers also took advantage of vulnerable, underage girls in a flat above their family's takeaway in Barrow between 2008 and 2010.
And today, the trio have been sentenced to a combined term of over 51 years behind bars.
Shaha Amran Miah, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 20 years and 338 days.
Shaha Alman Miah, was sentenced to a 14-year extended sentence - with 10 years in prison and four years on licence.
Shah Joman Miah was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 21 years and 232 days.
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The trio had all pleaded not guilty - but Sarj had since admitted to all his crimes, Judge Unsworth KC said.
Above their takeaway, the brothers gave young girls cigarettes, alcohol, food and hair extensions - which prosecution barrister Tim Evans KC called a "classic grooming technique".
Evans said the brothers worked as a "team" and "created an environment in Barrow in which each of them could abuse young girls".
Shaha Amran Miah was found guilty of 16 sexual offences against three girls - including rape - as well as two charges of intimidation and one of kidnap.
While Shaha Alman Miah was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a child.
And Shah Joman Miah was convicted of sexually abusing three children - and among his 40 offences, he was convicted of nine counts of child rape.
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