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FOUR men and a woman facing historic child sex offences dating back to the early 2000s are to stand trial.
Momohammed Bashir, Ahmed Butt, Elaine Ayrey, Tanveer Ahmed, and Faiser Hussain all appeared at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday to enter pleas on 13 separate counts.
Not guilty pleas entered
Momohammed Bashir, 51, of Cemetery Road, Lidget Green, Bradford, pleaded not guilty to six counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault.
Ahmed Butt, 49, of Washington Street, Girlington, pleaded not guilty to attempted rape.
Elaine Ayrey, 62, of Beacon House, North Avenue, Bradford, pleaded not guilty to indecent assault.
Tanveer Ahmed, 46, of Burley Road, Burley, Leeds, pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape.
Faiser Hussain, 42, of Drake Street, Keighley, pleaded not guilty to indecent assault.
A sixth defendant, Khalid Mahmood, 45, of HMP Ashfield near Bristol, also faces a charge of rape.
He will attend a plea and trial preparation hearing on November 13.
When will the trial take place?
His Honour Judge Richard Gioserano set a four-week trial to begin on June 7, 2027.
He said: “Your cases are all now listed together for one trial. That’s the position at the moment.
“That is a really important date.
“You must all remember that date.
"You must all be here for that otherwise the trial can proceed in your absence.”
All five defendants were released on conditional bail.