A MAN from Shipley has been charged with one count of rape as part of a wider investigation involving 30 others.

Banaras Hussain, 37, of Shipley has been charged with one count of rape of a female over 16.

He will appear at Kirklees Magistrates Court on September 5 and 6 with 29 other men and one woman.

Charges for the others include rape, trafficking with intent to engage in sexual exploitation, and facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.

The charges have come about following an investigation by Detectives in Kirklees.

The allegations are termed as "non-recent" having taken place between 2005 and 2012.

They relate to five women, with the offences being committed against them while they were children in the Huddersfield area.

It is alleged they took place while the women aged between 12 and 18-years-old. 

19 have been named by police, but 12 men, who have also been charged with numerous offences in connection with the same investigation, cannot be named for legal reasons.

Here's a full list of all those (who can be named) charged and their offences:

  • Banaras Hussain 37, of Shipley, is charged with one count of rape of a female over 16.
  • Banaris Hussain, 35, of Huddersfield, is charged with one count of rape of a girl aged 13 – 15.
  • Mohammed Suhail Arif, 30, of Huddersfield, is charged with rape of girl aged 13-15.
  • Iftikar Ali, 37, of Huddersfield, is charged with attempted rape of girl aged 13-15 and three counts of rape of a girl aged 13-15.
  • Mohammed Sajjad, 31, of Huddersfield, is charged with four counts of rape of a female age 13-15, one rape of a girl under 13 and facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.
  • Fehreen Rafiq, 38, of Huddersfield, she is charged with two counts of facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.
  • Umar Zaman, 30, of Huddersfield, is charged with two counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
  • Basharat Hussain, 31, of Huddersfield, is charged with two counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
  • Amin Ali Choli, 36, of Huddersfield, is charged with two counts of rape of a female over 16-years-old.
  • Shaqeel Hussain, 35, of Dewsbury, is charged with rape of a female aged 13-15 and two counts of trafficking.
  • Mubasher Hussain, 35, of Huddersfield, is charged with rape of a female aged 13-15 and sexual assault.
  • Abdul Majid, 34, of Huddersfield, is charged with two counts of rape of female aged 13-15.
  • Mohammed Dogar, 35, of Huddersfield, is charged with two counts of facilitating the commission of child sex offence.
  • Usman Ali, 32, of Huddersfield, is charged with two counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
  • Mohammed Waqas Anwar, 29, of Huddersfield, is charged with five counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
  • Gul Riaz, 42, of Huddersfield, is charged with rape of a female aged 13-15.
  • Mohammed Akram, 41, of Huddersfield, is charged with two counts of trafficking with a view to sexual exploitation of a female and rape of a female aged 14-15.
  • Manzoor Akhtar, 29, of Huddersfield, is charged with trafficking and three counts of rape of a female aged 13-15.
  • Samuel Fikru, 30, of Camden, has been charged with two counts of rape of female aged 13-15.