Grooming gang ringleader jailed for 12 more years

(BBC) The ringleader of a grooming gang in Telford has been sentenced to another 12 years in jail after admitting further charges.

Mubarek Ali was jailed 12 years ago for his part in a paedophile ring uncovered in the town as part of Operation Chalice.

Last month he pleaded guilty to rape, trafficking and other offences against a young girl between 2004 and 2008.

He was told he would serve 12 years in prison for the latest charges, and an additional eight on extended licence.

Operation Chalice came six years before an independent inquiry was set up to investigate the scale of child sexual exploitation in Telford going back to the 1980s.

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