TWELVE men, most of whom are from the Keighley and Bradford district, are due to appear before Bradford Magistrates tomorrow charged with child sexual offences.

Police described the alleged offending as "non-recent" as they released the names of those charged.

All of the charges relate to two victims and are alleged to have occurred in the Bradford and Keighley areas between 1996 and 1998.

Nine of the men charged are from the Keighley area, two are from the Bradford district and one is from Notthingham. 

All those who have been charged are over 40-years-old, with nine of them aged being in their 40s, two in their 50s and one in his mid-60s.

Abdul Shukoor, 45, of Keighley, has been charged with gross indecency and indecent assault of a girl under the age of 14.

Amreaz Ashghar, 45, of Keighley, has been charged with two counts of rape and indecent assault of a girl under 16 and gross indecency of a girl under 14.

Perwaz Ashghar, 48, of Nottingham, has been charged with indecent assault of a girl under 16.

Mohamed Shabir Din, 45, of Keighley, has been charged with six counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault of a girl under 16.

Ibrar Hussain, 44, of Keighley, has been charged with rape.

Sajid Mahmood, 42, of Keighley, has been charged with rape.

Zehroon Razaq, 44, of Keighley, has been charged with rape.

Sheraz Ahktar Khan, 44, of Keighley, has been charged with rape.

Mushtaq Ahmed, 52, of Keighley, has been charged with two counts of rape and indecent assault on a girl under 16.

Imtiaz Ahmed, 58, of Keighley, has been charged with two counts of rape.

Fayaz Ahmed, 42, of Bingley, has been charged with two counts of rape.

Willard Anthony Clunis, 64, of Bradford, has been charged with indecent assault of a girl under 16.