00:0020 people have been jailed for a total of 277 years in a major investigation into sexual abuse
00:08committed against young girls in Kirklees. The offences were committed largely in Dewsbury
00:14and Batley against three girls, one of whom was just 12 at the time, and took place between 1995
00:20and 2003. Proceedings began at Leeds Crown Court in July 2023, with six separate trials taking
00:29place. The last of those concluded in September 2024, with sentencing of the final suspect taking
00:36place last year. To safeguard the fairness and integrity of the court process,
00:41reporting restrictions were imposed until now.
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