# Seven Afghan men deny charges over alleged abuse of two teenage girls

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/afghan-asylum-seekers-who-came-to-uk-on-boats-and-lorries-who-raped-two-girls-in-their-early-to-mid-teens-face-2027-trial/
- Published: 2026-10-28T15:37:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T15:47:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16246033/Afghan-asylum-seekers-boats-lorries-raped-girls-trial.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, UK, World

## Key points

- Seven men deny 38 charges involving two teenage girls.
- The alleged offences span August 2023 to May 2025.
- Trial is expected in Southwark from May 2027 at the earliest.

## Summary

Seven Afghan men have pleaded not guilty to 38 charges linked to alleged group-based sexual exploitation of two teenage girls in Norwich. Their trial has been moved from Norwich to Southwark Crown Court and is expected to begin no earlier than May 2027.

The alleged offences took place between August 2023 and May 2025, when the girls were in their early to mid-teens. All seven defendants are in custody; police said they had been granted asylum and that none of the alleged offending took place in asylum hotels. An eighth suspect was arrested in Ireland, where legal steps are under way to seek his return to the UK.

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