"A grooming gang in Gateshead who raped and sexually abused a number of teenage girls have been jailed for between 18 months and 14 years. Northumbria Police launched an inquiry into offending against six girls who were aged 13-16 between 2014 and 2019. The girls were sometimes plied with alcohol or cocaine before they were sexually abused. The victims were targeted by teenagers a few years older than them, the investigation found, with the girls sometimes thinking they were in a relationship, before older men exploited them."
"Some of the offending centred around Saltwell Park where the men would meet to play football. The inquiry led to the convictions of four Romanians and an Albanian following an eight-week trial at Newcastle Crown Court in October. They were: Bogdan Gugiuman, 44, of Westbourne Avenue, Gateshead, who was found guilty of three counts of rape and supplying a Class A drug. He was jailed for 14 years and was in his mid-30s and married when he committed the offences."
"Codrin Dura, 27, of Ripon Street, Gateshead, who was found guilty of four counts of rape, four counts of sexual activity with a child, blackmail, attempted rape, serious sexual assault, supplying a Class A drug and arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence. He was jailed for 13 years. Albanian Klaudio Aleksiu, 28, of Church Terrace, Windsor, who was found guilty of rape. He was jailed for six years. Leonard Paun, 23, of Windsor Avenue, Gateshead, who was found guilty of five counts of rape, two counts of arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence, sexual activity with a child, sexual assault, supplying a Class A drug and distributing photos of a child. He was jailed for five years and one month."
Northumbria Police investigated offending against six girls aged 13-16 between 2014 and 2019. Victims were sometimes plied with alcohol or cocaine and targeted by older teenagers, with some believing they were in relationships before older men exploited them. Some offending centred around Saltwell Park, where men met to play football. The inquiry led to convictions of four Romanians and an Albanian after an eight-week trial at Newcastle Crown Court. Sentences include 14 years for Bogdan Gugiuman, 13 years for Codrin Dura, six years for Klaudio Aleksiu, and five years and one month for Leonard Paun, with multiple charges including rape, child sex offences, drug supply, blackmail and distribution of images.
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