Girl, 14, victim of vile sex ring

TEN grooming suspects have been arrested over claims that they used a 14-year-old girl in a vile sex ring. Armed officers swooped on the men, all of Asian origin, after the teenager told detectives she had been sexually assaulted.

Police raided homes in Bradford and nearby Keighley, West Yorks. The men have been released on bail pending further inquiries.

An investigation has now been launched into possible links with the depraved gang caged in May for a total of 76 years for raping and abusing up to 47 girls.

Nine men, including the ring-leader from nearby Rochdale, were jailed but detectives are hunting more than 40 other suspected gang members.

A senior police source said last night: "At this stage it is unclear if the latest arrests have any connection with the last high-profile convictions. (...)