2 Pak-origin men held for rape in UK,probe on

Amidst reports of Pakistan-origin men in Britain sexually abusing white girls,officials have launched an investigation into the problem that is increasingly viewed with much concern in places such as Bradford and Derby.

Amidst reports of Pakistan-origin men in Britain sexually abusing white girls,officials have launched an investigation into the problem that is increasingly viewed with much concern in places such as Bradford and Derby.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has launched an investigation after two Pakistan-origin men were jailed at the Nottingham Crown Court for abusing white girls between the ages of 12 and 18,often after giving them drugs and alcohol. The two men jailed for raping and sexually abusing the girls in Derby are Mohammed Liaqat,28,and Abid Saddique,27.

The judge in the case said the race of the victims and their abusers was coincidental,but former foreign secretary and senior Labour leader Jack Straw criticised sections of the Pakistani community in Britain.

Straw told the BBC that there was a specific problem in some areas and called on the Pakistani community to be more open about the abuse. He said,These young men are in a western society,in any event,they act like any other young men,theyre fizzing and popping with testosterone,they want some outlet for that,but Pakistani heritage girls are off-limits and they are expected to marry a Pakistani girl from Pakistan,typically…So they then seek other avenues and they see these young women,White girls who are vulnerable,some of them in care… who they think are easy meat.