{"id":8112,"date":"2023-03-29T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/brothers-charged-with-29-sexual-offences\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T14:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:12:00","slug":"brothers-charged-with-29-sexual-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/brothers-charged-with-29-sexual-offences\/","title":{"rendered":"Brothers charged with 29 sexual offences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NCA-_car_logo-380-x-225_23-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46788\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three brothers from Meersbrook in Sheffield have been charged with a series of sexual offences linked to the National Crime Agency\u2019s Operation Stovewood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amar Ilyas, aged 39, has been charged with 20 offences including 12 counts of rape and three of indecent assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kamar Ilyas, aged 36, has been charged with five offences including one count of rape, while Kamran Ilyas, aged 35, has been charged with four offences of engaging in sexual activity with a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The offences relate to four individuals who are alleged to have been sexually abused between 2003 and 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three will appear before Sheffield Magistrates today, Wednesday 29 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operation Stovewood is the single largest law enforcement investigation into non-familial child sexual abuse (CSA) in the UK, with officers investigating allegations of CSA in and around Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three brothers from Meersbrook in Sheffield have been charged with a series of sexual offences linked to the National Crime Agency\u2019s Operation Stovewood. 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